Cost of living comparison
Greece is 88.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Greece instead of China, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
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China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.58
|
$14.81
€13.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.84
|
$9.01
€8.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.97
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.11
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
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pay 43.6% more for groceries
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.67
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.43
|
$6.52
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.80
|
$6.06
€5.46
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.70
|
$4.09
€3.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.18
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.41
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.69
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.33
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.90
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.54
|
$7.81
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥157.77
|
$41.23
€37.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥138,988.71
|
$27,791.92
€25,044.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.73
|
$14.64
€13.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.55
|
$31.73
€28.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,381.99
|
$529.13
€476.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,482.28
|
$406.38
€366.21
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.17
|
$178.34
€160.71
|
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pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,427.71
|
$350.75
€316.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥127,991.11
|
$6,658.30
€6,000.00
|
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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.65
|
$4.23
€3.81
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.73
|
$3.51
€3.17
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.82
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.41
|
$46.53
€41.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.62
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
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pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
China
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥345.76
|
$83.80
€75.51
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.51
|
$41.12
€37.06
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥521.96
|
$86.78
€78.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥544.97
|
$96.32
€86.80
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