Fukuoka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$448
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$5599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
75
98
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.8M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5117th and 4th ($1065 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1848th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$8.67
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$22663

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174