Fukuoka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$427
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
8
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
1.6M
133K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5437th and 4490th ($1018 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.7 months in Male. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 919th and 5278th 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
$3.66
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$3305

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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

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
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$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
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$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322