Athens vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$713
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$827
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
21
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
643K
6.56M

The cost of living in Athens is 138% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4184th and 7943rd ($1439 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 602nd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Shaoyang

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Athens Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619