Athens vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$722
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
643K
2.35M

The cost of living in Athens is 55% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4184th and 6085th ($1462 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 639th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Taoyuan

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Athens Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464