Athens vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$675
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
643K
10M

The cost of living in Athens is 135% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4177th and 7989th ($1366 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 658th and 3254th 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
$15.3
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$5672

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575