Athens vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$722
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2676
😷 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 3249th ($1462 vs $1698) 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 639th and 8th 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
$16.7
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$16728

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Cities near Athens

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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005