Fukuoka vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$433	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$1462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	58
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.6M	788K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 5% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5335th and 5724th ($1045 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 492nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Ranked 7th vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 398th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Hamamatsu

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	Fukuoka	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$16739

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941