Fukuoka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$448
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
1.6M
737K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5117th and 125th ($1065 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 1848th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114