Fukuoka vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$433	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.6M	594K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 0.5% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5335th and 5298th ($1045 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 7th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 939th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kawaguchi

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	Fukuoka	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115