Athens vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$633
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$2098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
664K
2.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 15% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4210th and 4674th ($1287 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 560th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Osaka

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Athens Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$8601

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933