Berlin vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3045
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1344
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 81% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4702nd ($2104 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Fukuoka

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	Berlin	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$47
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$12612

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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