Athens vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$710
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$940
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
643K
13.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 122% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4155th and 7452nd ($1436 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 98th 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 9th in China, while ranked 611th and 2435th 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
$16.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573