Fukuoka vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$475	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$652
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	81	49
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.46M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 18% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5803rd ($1162 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 16th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 256th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Guadalajara

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	Fukuoka	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$6136

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153