Athens vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$722
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2341
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
643K
1.54M

The cost of living in Athens is 5% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4184th and 4342nd ($1462 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 62nd 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
$16.7
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144