Fukuoka vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$430	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2282
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	90
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.33M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 12% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5120th and 4476th ($1057 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 40th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Ranked 215th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 69th 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	$3.85	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$16142

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982