Athens vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$633
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
664K
7.41M

The cost of living in Athens is 51% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4210th and 503rd ($1287 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 560th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Hong Kong

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Athens Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611