Athens vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$633
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
664K
686K

The cost of living in Athens is 31% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4210th and 5464th ($1287 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 560th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052