Fukuoka vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
1.6M
384K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 55% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5437th and 1402nd ($1018 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1171st 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 919th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs New Orleans

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Fukuoka New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$10142

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Distance City Cost of living
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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940