Fukuoka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$6506
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
1.6M
737K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4954th and 145th ($1054 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 1177th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$29730

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210