Athens vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$722
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
643K
1.96M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4184th and 4988th ($1462 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 79th 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 Sapporo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sapporo

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Athens Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070