Cost of living comparison
Athens is 39.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Athens instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 87.2% more for housing
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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