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Miyazaki vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Miyazaki is 23.3% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 42.5% less in Miyazaki
Groceries
pay 5.2% more in Miyazaki
Transportation
pay 26.6% more in Miyazaki
Housing
pay 56.8% less in Miyazaki
Childcare
pay 8.9% less in Miyazaki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.8% less in Miyazaki
Clothing
pay 46.9% less in Miyazaki

The cost of transportation and groceries in Miyazaki are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Miyazaki.

Miyazaki vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miyazaki instead of Athens, you would:

pay 42.5% less for restaurants

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$7.35
¥1,178
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.51
€9.14
$5.18
¥830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.48
€2.15
$0.80
¥128

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.21
$1.43
¥229
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.54
€6.55
$6.68
¥1,071
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.26
$5.63
¥902

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.94
€6.90
$4.15
¥665
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.47
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,388.83
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 56.8% less for housing

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.45
€29.96
$34.45
¥5,519
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $685.67
€596.21
$300.71
¥48,181
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.10
€529.63
$200.47
¥32,121

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $566.82
€492.87
$400.94
¥64,241
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,581.98
€10,070.90
$12,919.34
¥2M

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.08
$1.84
¥294
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
€3.58
$1.00
¥161
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
€5.08
$3.74
¥600

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

 
Athens
Miyazaki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.47
€88.23
$53.46
¥8,566
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.68
€41.46
$26.73
¥4,283
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.26
€91.53
$60.14
¥9,636

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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