Athens vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$722
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1596
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
643K
1.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4184th and 5151st ($1462 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 1177th 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
$16.7
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$15321

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102