Fukuoka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	50
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.02M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4702nd and 1290th ($1162 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 256th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Ottawa

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	Fukuoka	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884