Fukuoka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	80
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	1.6M	737K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4702nd and 206th ($1162 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 168th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 256th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Seattle

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	Fukuoka	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$28179

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263