Barcelona vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$2538
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$1513
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	81
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4954th ($1773 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 176th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Fukuoka

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	Barcelona	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$6355

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

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