Fukuoka vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$4110
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	62
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	1.6M	351K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 62% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4702nd and 133rd ($1162 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 103rd 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 10th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 256th and 290th 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	$6.48	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$31596

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085