Athens vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$675
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
643K
10.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 102% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4177th and 7055th ($1366 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 115th 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 Dongguan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 658th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Dongguan

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Athens Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$21927

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623