Fukuoka vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$475	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	1.6M	594K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 10% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5234th ($1162 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 362nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 10th vs 21st best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 584th 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	$6.48	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$12607

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095