Athens vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$722
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
643K
9.4M

The cost of living in Athens is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4184th and 7431st ($1462 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 639th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Ningbo

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Athens Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525