Fukuoka vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$4432
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	69
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.61M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 56% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5120th and 955th ($1057 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 875th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1739th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Phoenix

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	Fukuoka	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724