cost
Cost of Living Index
Athens
88
city
Beijing
91.5
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Beijing wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Athens.
cost
Athens
88
city
Beijing
91.5
city
safety
Athens
56.2
city
Beijing
60.7
city
housing
Athens
$1,763
city
Beijing
$3,003
city
jobs
Athens
$2,993/mo
city
Beijing
$2,921/mo
city
health
Athens
68.9
city
Beijing
65.1
city
environment
Athens
24.9 ug/m3
city
Beijing
28.7 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Athens
130 Mbps
city
Beijing
140 Mbps
city
demographics
Athens
-0.7%
city
Beijing
-0.3%
city
economy
Athens
9.2%
city
Beijing
8.4%
city
economy
Athens
$4,936/mo
city
Beijing
$2,843/mo
city
education
Athens
62
city
Beijing
58.8
city
environment
Athens
30.4 ug/m3
city
Beijing
7.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Athens
62.6
city
Beijing
77.4
city
health
Athens
75.3 years
city
Beijing
78.3 years
city
health
Athens
31.4%
city
Beijing
24.4%
city
housing
Athens
$3,914/mo
city
Beijing
$2,532/mo
city
housing
Athens
5.3x
city
Beijing
8.1x
city
housing
Athens
$10,820/sqm
city
Beijing
$3,513/sqm
city
jobs
Athens
7.5%
city
Beijing
8.2%
city
quality
Athens
5.6
city
Beijing
7.3
city
religion
Athens
27.4%
city
Beijing
52.5%
city
religion
Athens
50.1%
city
Beijing
58.2%
city
religion
Athens
36.6%
city
Beijing
66.0%
city
safety
Athens
41.4 per 100k
city
Beijing
34.9 per 100k
city
safety
Athens
27.0 per 100k
city
Beijing
25.2 per 100k
city
transport
Athens
64
city
Beijing
68.2
city