Athens vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$633
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
664K
1.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 21% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4210th and 4896th ($1287 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 560th and 484th 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
$14.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039