Chicago vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$2574
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$1285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 163% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 394th and 5117th ($2799 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 151st 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Fukuoka

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	Chicago	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$12707

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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