Athens vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$633
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
664K
18.7M

The cost of living in Athens is 73% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4210th and 6607th ($1287 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 560th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Guangzhou

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Athens Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620