Athens vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$616
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$796
😷 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 121% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4281st and 7932nd ($1272 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 656th and 3100th 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
$15.1
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$8619

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558