Fukuoka vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2425
🏠 One person rent	$475	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$1884
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	58
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	1.6M	738K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 20% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5889th ($1162 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 802nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 10th vs 352nd best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 2570th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kumamoto

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	Fukuoka	Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$933
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$936
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$938
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$938
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$942
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$946
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$936
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$950
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$951
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$971
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$932
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$979
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$1039
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$922
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$938
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$1003
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$1014
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$1007
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$1002
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$964
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$982
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$995
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$919