Fukuoka vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$3286
🏠 One person rent	$433	$674
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1059
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$2341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.54M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 25% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5335th and 4342nd ($1045 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 16th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 7th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kawasaki

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	Fukuoka	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$12261

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1343
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1154
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1084
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1155
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$957
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1137
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$980
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1104
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1116
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1116
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$909
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1100
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1115
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$982
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1144