Fukuoka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$4345
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
468K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4954th and 304th ($1054 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 266th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1177th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$22084

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Cities near Fukuoka

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857