Fukuoka vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$426
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$7332
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
81
97
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
1.6M
874K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 72% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4954th and 12th ($1054 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 1177th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$31490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733