Athens vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$633
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
74
😀 Quality of life
78
82
🏙️ Population
664K
1.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 41% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4210th and 5887th ($1287 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 560th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tainan

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Athens Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741