Athens vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$616
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2528
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
52
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
643K
686K

The cost of living in Athens is 37% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4281st and 5882nd ($1272 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 656th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Shizuoka

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Athens Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$8368

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083