Athens vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$722
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2276
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
643K
686K

The cost of living in Athens is 52% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4184th and 5951st ($1462 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 246th 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
$16.7
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$16729

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063