Fukuoka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
66
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
633K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 47% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5437th and 2305th ($1018 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1739th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 919th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Memphis

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Fukuoka Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$27334

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809