Fukuoka vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$448	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	430K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 55% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5117th and 1095th ($1065 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 963rd 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 1848th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Minneapolis

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	Fukuoka	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.75	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$26604

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678