Athens vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Athens Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2946
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$595
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$986
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
664K
20.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 58% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4172nd and 6348th ($1197 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 1.1 months in Chengdu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 424th and 1510th 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
$11.4
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.77
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$878
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.88
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9790
$20843

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$997
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1098
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1063
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1068
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$991
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$991
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1126
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$886
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$902
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1587
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1195
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$989
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$990
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$994
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$929
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$840
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$862
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$910
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1374
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1017
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$890
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$989
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1304
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$878
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$919
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$992
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1078
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$848
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$864
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$933
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1119
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$892
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$582
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$861
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$983
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$397
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$842
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$923

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700