Fukuoka vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$2727
🏠 One person rent	$448	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$722
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$1887
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.46M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 4% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5117th and 4942nd ($1065 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Ranked 180th vs 70th best cities to live in Japan, and 1848th vs 947th 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	$3.75	$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$5215

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055