Athens vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$616
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
643K
1.52M

The cost of living in Athens is 15% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4281st and 4793rd ($1272 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 656th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kobe

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Athens Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079