Fukuoka vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fukuoka	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2453	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1557	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	3.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5437th and 62nd ($1018 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 47th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 919th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Los Angeles

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	Fukuoka	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.38	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.13%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2683	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11926	$23685

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000