Athens vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$675
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
643K
2.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 13% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4177th and 4566th ($1366 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 45th 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 3rd in Japan, while ranked 658th 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
$15.3
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016