Athens vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$633
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
664K
2.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 10% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4210th and 4516th ($1287 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 Taipei. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 560th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Taipei

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Athens Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$19102

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Cities near Athens

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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589