Fukuoka vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$4880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	68
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	1.6M	385K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 59% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5120th and 718th ($1057 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 664th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1739th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Tampa

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	Fukuoka	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265