Athens vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$633
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
664K
9.37M

The cost of living in Athens is 82% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4210th and 6756th ($1287 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 560th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Hefei

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Athens Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696