Fukuoka vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$433
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$7450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
82
97
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.6M
874K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 74% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5335th and 7th ($1045 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 198th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs San Francisco

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Fukuoka San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$7.92
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$21243

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3137
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2783
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3395
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3261
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3805