Athens vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$713
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1763
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
643K
1.96M

The cost of living in Athens is 27% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4184th and 4901st ($1439 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 602nd and 196th 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
$16.5
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$9894

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061