Fukuoka vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$2835
🏠 One person rent	$426	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$1593
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.46M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 3% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4954th and 5138th ($1054 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 285th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 177th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kyoto

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	Fukuoka	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$939
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$959
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$966
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$963
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$921
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$920
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$921
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$960
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1002
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$935
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$967
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$921
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$935
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1048
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1284
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1007
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$933
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$940
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$972
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$977
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$996
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$909
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1006