Athens vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$675
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
643K
9.07M

The cost of living in Athens is 127% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4177th and 7772nd ($1366 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 308th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 658th and 6042nd 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
$15.3
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.35
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$14935

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537