Fukuoka vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$430	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	80	52
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	1.6M	686K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 13% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5120th and 5882nd ($1057 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 215th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 271st 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	$3.85	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083