Fukuoka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$430
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1263
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
7
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
1.6M
133K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 19% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5120th and 4205th ($1057 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1 months in Male. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1739th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Male

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Fukuoka Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$3201

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FukuokaMale

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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

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$1651
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$333
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$287
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$383
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$580
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$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$316
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360