Athens vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$710
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$1672
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
643K
1.52M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4155th and 4945th ($1436 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 611th and 708th 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
$16.2
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$10723

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079