Fukuoka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$448	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	75	69
🏙️ Population	1.6M	11.5M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 1% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5117th and 5192nd ($1065 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1848th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sao Paulo

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	Fukuoka	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.75	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666