Athens vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$675
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1779
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4177th and 4855th ($1366 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 658th and 631st 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
$15.3
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$14101

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094