Athens vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$710
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$869
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
643K
10M

The cost of living in Athens is 143% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4155th and 7882nd ($1436 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 200th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 611th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Changsha

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Athens Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$7438

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546