Athens vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$633
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
664K
1.06M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4210th and 5135th ($1287 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 560th and 603rd 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
$14.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011