Athens vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$633
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
664K
13.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 87% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4210th and 6886th ($1287 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 560th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tianjin

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Athens Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$16123

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600