Fukuoka vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$433	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.96M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 7% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5335th and 4988th ($1045 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 79th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Ranked 7th vs 110th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 1640th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sapporo

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	Fukuoka	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$10501

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Cities near Fukuoka

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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070