Athens vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$713
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1198
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
643K
9.4M

The cost of living in Athens is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4184th and 7558th ($1439 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 602nd and 2343rd 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
$16.5
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$15801

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538