Athens vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$675
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
643K
8.78M

The cost of living in Athens is 105% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 7155th ($1366 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 658th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Quanzhou

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Athens Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$22902

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014