Athens vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$713
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1874
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4184th and 5014th ($1439 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 602nd and 867th 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
$16.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$6117

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010