Athens vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$713
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$922
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
643K
11.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 60% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4184th and 6257th ($1439 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 602nd and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Hangzhou

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Athens Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$25159

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789