Athens vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$616
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
643K
2.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 45% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4281st and 6171st ($1272 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 656th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.49
☕ 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
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443