Athens vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$722
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
76
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
643K
32.1M

The cost of living in Athens is 143% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4184th and 7933rd ($1462 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 214th 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 Chongqing. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 639th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Chongqing

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Athens Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$24477

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556