Fukuoka vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$475	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$1869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.33M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 12% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5386th ($1162 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 468th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Ranked 10th vs 24th best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 592nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Saitama

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	Fukuoka	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$12701

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075