Fukuoka vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$426	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	53
😀 Quality of life	75	85
🏙️ Population	1.6M	686K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 8% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4954th and 5464th ($1054 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 474th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 177th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Shizuoka

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	Fukuoka	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052