Athens vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$675
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
643K
686K

The cost of living in Athens is 38% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4177th and 5761st ($1366 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$21319

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103