Fukuoka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$430
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$718
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
80
7
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
1.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 12% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5120th and 5827th ($1057 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1739th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Phuket

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Fukuoka Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$13013

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810