Detroit vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	639K	1.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 95% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1678th and 5120th ($2064 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 316th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Fukuoka

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	Detroit	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$11983

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850