Fukuoka vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fukuoka	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2453	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1557	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	69
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.6M	385K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 60% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5437th and 777th ($1018 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 683rd 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 919th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fukuoka	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.38	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.13%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2683	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.7	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11926	$19356

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260