Bangkok vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2574
🏠 One person rent	$424	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	81
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 10% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 5912th and 5117th ($958 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 151st in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Fukuoka

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	Bangkok	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$12707

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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