Fukuoka vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1558
🏠 One person rent	$433	$397
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.59M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 50% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5335th and 7267th ($1045 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 198th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Karaj

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	Fukuoka	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$833

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$639
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$629
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$631
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$631
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$627
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$595
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$639
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$592
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$591
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$586
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$583
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$571
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$586
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$512
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$455
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$531
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$372
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$494
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$461
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$635
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$535
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$542
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$425
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$428
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$460
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$499
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$659
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$546