Athens vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$713
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1351
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
643K
12.7M

The cost of living in Athens is 80% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4184th and 6776th ($1439 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 602nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Suzhou

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Athens Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635