Fukuoka vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$426
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$1871
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
58
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
1.6M
738K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 19% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4954th and 6050th ($1054 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 832nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 177th vs 325th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 2098th 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
$4.2
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$8419

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932