Athens vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3045
🏠 One person rent	$675	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1344
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	643K	1.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 18% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4177th and 4702nd ($1366 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 67th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Fukuoka

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	Athens	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$47
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$12612

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971