Athens vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Athens Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$633
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
664K
1.52M

The cost of living in Athens is 20% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4210th and 4822nd ($1287 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 106th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 560th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Athens vs Kobe infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Athens vs Kobe

Prices for goods and services in Athens and Kobe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Athens Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$9012

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015