Fukuoka vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$427
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
82
27
😀 Quality of life
78
28
🏙️ Population
1.6M
42.7K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 88% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5437th and 8425th ($1018 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 919th and 8855th 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
$3.66
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$10408

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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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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583