Athens vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$675
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2601
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4177th and 3085th ($1366 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 658th 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
$15.3
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$15495

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033