Detroit vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2453
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	639K	1.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 103% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1839th and 5437th ($2070 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 319th and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$11926

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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