Fukuoka vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$433
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
82
27
😀 Quality of life
90
32
🏙️ Population
1.6M
42.7K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 93% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5335th and 8447th ($1045 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 198th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Meru

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Fukuoka Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$9031

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$943
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$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
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$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

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$455
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$797
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$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
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$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544