Athens vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$675
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
643K
1.06M

The cost of living in Athens is 23% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4177th and 4890th ($1366 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sendai

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Athens Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057