Athens vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$633
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
664K
20.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 100% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4210th and 7269th ($1287 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 196th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 560th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Chengdu

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Athens Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$18347

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587