Fukuoka vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.3M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 55% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5437th and 1367th ($1018 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1144th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 919th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Houston

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Fukuoka Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$22291

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123