Fukuoka vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$433
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.6M
3.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5335th and 72nd ($1045 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 52nd 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 198th and 55th 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
$4.34
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$8.85
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974