Athens vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$675
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
643K
13.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 92% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4177th and 6862nd ($1366 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 658th and 2285th 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
$15.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618