Fukuoka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$430	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	1.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5120th and 3rd ($1057 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1739th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs New York City

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	Fukuoka	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111