Fukuoka vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$430	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2911
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	1.6M	9.67M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 21% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5120th and 4104th ($1057 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 3rd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 1739th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Seoul

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	Fukuoka	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$20197

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019