Fukuoka vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.6M	664K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 60% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5335th and 676th ($1045 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 7th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 198th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Rotterdam

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	Fukuoka	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$13439

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727