Dubai vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1513
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
81
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 112% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1218th and 4954th ($2229 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 176th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 189th and 1177th 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
$9.9
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$6355

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871