Fukuoka vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$475	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	72
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	1.6M	534K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 29% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 4702nd and 6130th ($1162 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 84th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.9 months in Gimhae. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Gimhae ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 256th and 1665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Gimhae

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	Fukuoka	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$7296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$6199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$8.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$14608

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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

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$973
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1122
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1083
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1002
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$992
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$1008
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$931
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1146
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1000
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$999
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$977
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$995
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$980
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$981
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1027
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$871
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$992
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$915
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$978
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1178
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$999
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$968
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$980
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1084
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1040
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$997
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1043
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1098