Fukuoka vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$430	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$1611
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.33M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 12% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5120th and 4495th ($1057 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 215th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 748th 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	$3.85	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$14676

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125