Fukuoka vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$426	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$2382
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4954th and 5135th ($1054 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 177th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 603rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sendai

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	Fukuoka	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$6030

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Cities near Fukuoka

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

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$941
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$940
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$943
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$947
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$946
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$949
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$953
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$954
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$959
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$965
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$963
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$963
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$949
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$972
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$944
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$957
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$957
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$966
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$982
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$952
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$983
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$988
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$956
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$977
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$991
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$965
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$966
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1000
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1009
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$939
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1011