Athens vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$675
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
643K
1.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 32% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4177th and 5386th ($1366 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Saitama

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Athens Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075