Cost of living comparison
Athens is 64.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Athens instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
$115.38
€107.65
|
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