Athens vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$722
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
89
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
643K
20.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 120% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4184th and 7467th ($1462 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 639th and 1710th 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
$16.7
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$13059

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580