Athens vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$722
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1446
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
643K
1.85M

The cost of living in Athens is 61% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4184th and 6264th ($1462 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 639th and 2963rd 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
$16.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697