Fukuoka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fukuoka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2453	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1557	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.1M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 59% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5437th and 964th ($1018 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 919th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Paris

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	Fukuoka	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.38	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.13%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2683	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.7	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11926	$19577

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506