Fukuoka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$426
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
81
7
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
1.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 21% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4954th and 6130th ($1054 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1177th and 5986th 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
$4.2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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Distance City Cost of living
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$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743