Fukuoka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$426
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
7
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
1.6M
133K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 18% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4954th and 4218th ($1054 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 1st in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.8 months in Male. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1177th and 4858th 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
$4.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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$1207
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$347
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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
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$348
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$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
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$507
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$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
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$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
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$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
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$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
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$309
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$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
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$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339