Fukuoka vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$430	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.46M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 8% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5120th and 4641st ($1057 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 215th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 112th 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	$3.85	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$7056

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062