Fukuoka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$433
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
82
8
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 1% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5335th and 5233rd ($1045 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 198th and 6325th 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
$4.34
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$16566

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981