Athens vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$713
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1086
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
643K
10M

The cost of living in Athens is 132% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4184th and 7795th ($1439 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 602nd and 2894th 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
$16.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554