Athens vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$616
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
643K
14.3M

The cost of living in Athens is 21% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4281st and 3019th ($1272 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 656th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tokyo

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Athens Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$15235

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Cities near Athens

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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101