Athens vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$675
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
643K
12.7M

The cost of living in Athens is 34% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 5553rd ($1366 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th 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 Suzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 658th and 3798th 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
$15.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645