Dubai vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3045
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1344
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
81
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 99% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1098th and 4702nd ($2309 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 306th and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Fukuoka

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Dubai Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$12612

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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