Athens vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$722
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$930
😷 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 124% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4184th and 7557th ($1462 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 639th and 3551st 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
$16.7
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677