Athens vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$616
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
643K
2.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 2% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4281st and 4366th ($1272 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 29th 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 Osaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 656th and 18th 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
$15.1
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$8318

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008