Fukuoka vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$448	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 14% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5117th and 4626th ($1065 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 29th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Ranked 180th vs 3rd best cities to live in Japan, and 1848th vs 34th 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	$3.75	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$13640

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Cities near Fukuoka

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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997