Fukuoka vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$3605
🏠 One person rent	$475	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1385
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2483
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	91
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.33M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 7% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4702nd and 4466th ($1162 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 35th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Ranked 10th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 65th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Nagoya

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	Fukuoka	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$12650

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$1026
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1042
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$1006
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$1023
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$1016
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$990
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$993
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$1054
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$1025
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1039
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$1031
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$1029
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$1028
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$991
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$1027