Dubai vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1287
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 125% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 989th and 5120th ($2379 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 316th 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 1.7 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 215th in Japan, while ranked 288th and 1739th 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
$10.9
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$11983

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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