Athens vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$616
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
643K
1.54M

The cost of living in Athens is 2% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4281st and 4340th ($1272 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 26th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 656th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kawasaki

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Athens Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$15204

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AthensKawasaki

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116