Fukuoka vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$427
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
594K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 3% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5437th and 5226th ($1018 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 175th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 50th vs 48th best cities to live in Japan, and 919th vs 909th 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
$3.66
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$15187

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101