Athens vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$713
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$769
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
643K
21.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4184th and 4987th ($1439 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 602nd and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Beijing

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Athens Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$25910

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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 Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759