Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Thessaloniki

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Thessaloniki are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingThessalonikiNanjing vs Thessaloniki
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥8,049Nanjing earns 1.2× the salary in Thessaloniki

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingThessalonikiNanjing vs Thessaloniki
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥117Thessaloniki costs 4.67× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥408Thessaloniki costs 2.72× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥78Thessaloniki costs 2.22× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥1,536.1Thessaloniki costs 4.20× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥207.8Thessaloniki costs 4.33× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥157.9Thessaloniki costs 3.07× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥348.4Thessaloniki costs 1.82× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥71.9Thessaloniki costs 1.80× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥15.6Thessaloniki costs 1.80× the price in Nanjing

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingThessalonikiNanjing vs Thessaloniki
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥121.8Thessaloniki costs 2.05× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥35.2Thessaloniki costs 3.93× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥11.5Nanjing costs 1.23× the price in Thessaloniki
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥10.9Nanjing costs 1.30× the price in Thessaloniki
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥17.4Thessaloniki costs 1.24× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥8.2Thessaloniki costs 1.39× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥18.6Thessaloniki costs 2.54× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥14.2Thessaloniki costs 2.21× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥70.0Nanjing costs 1.29× the price in Thessaloniki

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingThessalonikiNanjing vs Thessaloniki
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥4,286Thessaloniki costs 1.17× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥3,296Thessaloniki costs 1.66× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥7,191Nanjing costs 1.06× the price in Thessaloniki
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥5,628Thessaloniki costs 1.49× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥26,029Nanjing costs 1.32× the price in Thessaloniki
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥19,035Nanjing costs 1.10× the price in Thessaloniki