Athens vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$633
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
664K
12.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 154% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4210th and 8471st ($1287 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 560th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617