Fukuoka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3045
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$475
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
7
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
1.6M
133K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 10% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4702nd and 4342nd ($1162 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 0.8 months in Male. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 256th and 5145th 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
$6.48
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5481
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2558
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.96
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12612
$3225

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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

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
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$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
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$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
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$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
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$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352