Amsterdam vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2574
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	921K	1.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 193% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 143rd and 5117th ($3118 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Fukuoka

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	Amsterdam	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$12707

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860