Fukuoka vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$426	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$2885
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	1.6M	14M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4954th and 3238th ($1054 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Ranked 177th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 1st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Tokyo

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	Fukuoka	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063