Fukuoka vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$430	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2537
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.54M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 15% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5120th and 4340th ($1057 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 26th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 215th vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 497th 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	$3.85	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$15204

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116