Fukuoka vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$475	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2514
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	69
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	1.6M	518K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 11% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5301st ($1162 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 10th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 256th vs 1569th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Utsunomiya

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	Fukuoka	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$15287

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036