Athens vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$616
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
643K
3.03M

The cost of living in Athens is 42% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4281st and 6071st ($1272 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 656th and 521st 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
$15.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671