Athens vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$675
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
643K
1.46M

The cost of living in Athens is 13% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4177th and 4577th ($1366 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kyoto

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Athens Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$7456

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073