Fukuoka vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$426	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$2098
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	97
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 6% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4954th and 4674th ($1054 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 54th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Ranked 177th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Osaka

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	Fukuoka	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$8601

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$920
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$919
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$915
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$919
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$915
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$917
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$905
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$914
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$910
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$893
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$879
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$902
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$900
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$898
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$886
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$879
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$899
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$897
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$894
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$913
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$893
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$890
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$891
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$892
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$868
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$867
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$874
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$871

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933