Fukuoka vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$4236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	62
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	1.6M	351K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 65% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5120th and 151st ($1057 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 134th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 1739th and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Honolulu

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	Fukuoka	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$19966

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159