Athens vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$713
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$2429
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
643K
14.3M

The cost of living in Athens is 14% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4184th and 3273rd ($1439 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 602nd and 9th 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
$16.5
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$17493

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006