Fukuoka vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$475	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1130
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2645
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	87	82
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.54M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 2% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4702nd and 4637th ($1162 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 52nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 10th vs 12th best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 452nd 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	$6.48	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$13952

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102