Fukuoka vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$448	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.33M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 3% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5117th and 5298th ($1065 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 260th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 180th vs 31st best cities to live in Japan, and 1848th vs 750th 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	$3.75	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$17943

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055