Fukuoka vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$433
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
54
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
791K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 2% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5335th and 5487th ($1045 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 361st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ranked 7th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 2415th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Niigata

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Fukuoka Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032