Athens vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$722
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$829
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
643K
18.7M

The cost of living in Athens is 87% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4184th and 6835th ($1462 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 639th and 2285th 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
$16.7
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694