Athens vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$713
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$937
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
643K
9.07M

The cost of living in Athens is 137% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4184th and 7925th ($1439 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 235th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 602nd and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Changchun

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Athens Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$8890

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594