Athens vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$675
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
61
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
643K
9.4M

The cost of living in Athens is 86% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4177th and 6747th ($1366 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 658th and 6048th 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
$15.3
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$12898

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538