Fukuoka vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$430	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2474
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	72	99
🏙️ Population	1.6M	14.3M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 34% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5120th and 3019th ($1057 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 215th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 1739th vs 3rd 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	$3.85	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$15235

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101