Athens vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$722
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
643K
2.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 53% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4184th and 5984th ($1462 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 639th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Taichung

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Athens Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$17495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665