Chicago vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$2453
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$1557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 180% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 358th and 5437th ($2851 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 300th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$11926

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824