Fukuoka vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$430	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	1.6M	690K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5120th and 96th ($1057 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 86th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1739th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Washington

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	Fukuoka	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979