Athens vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$713
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
643K
2.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 53% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4184th and 5994th ($1439 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 602nd and 351st 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
$16.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$17517

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684