Fukuoka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$475	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	1.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5th ($1162 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 256th and 13th 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	$6.48	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108