Fukuoka vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$430	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	80	31
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	1.6M	120K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 35% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5120th and 6518th ($1057 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1739th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Pattaya

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	Fukuoka	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508