Athens vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$675
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
643K
9.37M

The cost of living in Athens is 88% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4177th and 6780th ($1366 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 658th and 4171st 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
$15.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$8558

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699