Fukuoka vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$4662
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.3M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 53% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4954th and 1234th ($1054 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 1107th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 1177th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175