Athens vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$722
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1949
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
643K
1.46M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4184th and 4965th ($1462 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 69th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 946th 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
$16.7
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$5281

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041