Fukuoka vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$475	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$957
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	81	49
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.48M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 15% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4702nd and 5612th ($1162 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 256th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Zapopan

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	Fukuoka	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844