Athens vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$713
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
643K
9.37M

The cost of living in Athens is 115% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4184th and 7494th ($1439 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 602nd and 3146th 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
$16.5
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693