Athens vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$633
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
664K
2.29M

The cost of living in Athens is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4210th and 6163rd ($1287 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 560th and 264th 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
$14.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716