Athens vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$633
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1513
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
664K
1.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 22% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4210th and 4954th ($1287 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 176th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 560th and 1177th 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
$14.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$6355

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871