Fukuoka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$427
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
82
8
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 0.8% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5437th and 5497th ($1018 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 919th and 6330th 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
$3.66
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$13979

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992