Fukuoka vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$475	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2807
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	72
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	1.6M	616K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 20% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4702nd and 3925th ($1162 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 535th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 256th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Leipzig

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	Fukuoka	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261