Fukuoka vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	84
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	633K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 52% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5335th and 1578th ($1045 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 5th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 198th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Stuttgart

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	Fukuoka	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$18457

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792