Fukuoka vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	74
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.6M	459K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5335th and 1097th ($1045 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 940th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 198th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Virginia Beach

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	Fukuoka	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$15986

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763