Athens vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$710
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$2644
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
52
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
643K
686K

The cost of living in Athens is 40% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4155th and 5380th ($1436 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 611th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$19584

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068