Cost of Living Comparison Between Fukuoka and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Fukuoka and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Fukuoka is 16.9% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 21.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fukuoka is 12.8% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.49 ¥1,219

$8.53 ¥1,226

-0.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.02 ¥6,036

$47.7 ¥6,852

-11.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 ¥881

$5.49 ¥789

11.66%

Cappuccino

$3.05 ¥438

$3.6 ¥517

-15.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 ¥150

$1.21 ¥174

-13.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.82 ¥118

$0.88 ¥126

-6.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.69 ¥243

$4.22 ¥606

-59.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 ¥305

$5.35 ¥769

-60.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 ¥247

$1.57 ¥225

9.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.64 ¥236

$1.54 ¥221

6.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.07 ¥584

$5.39 ¥774

-24.49%

Eggs

$2.6 ¥374

$2.41 ¥346

7.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$20.41 ¥2,933

$16.02 ¥2,301

27.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 ¥875

$7.96 ¥1,144

-23.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.13 ¥3,035

$22.64 ¥3,253

-6.67%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 ¥440

$5.4 ¥776

-43.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 ¥205

$2.65 ¥381

-46.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.4 ¥202

$5.99 ¥860

-76.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.76 ¥827

$5.97 ¥858

-3.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.74 ¥394

$3.28 ¥472

-16.46%

Onion (1kg)

$3.21 ¥462

$3.5 ¥503

-8.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ¥134

$1.49 ¥215

-37.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥109

$0.87 ¥125

-12.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.89 ¥560

$4.22 ¥606

-7.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.69 ¥961

$10.09 ¥1,450

-33.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.92 ¥276

$2.13 ¥306

-9.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥293

$2.87 ¥412

-28.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.83 ¥263

$1.48 ¥212

23.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.78 ¥6,146

$83.5 ¥12K

-48.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.71 ¥677

$3.41 ¥490

38.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.59 ¥659

$3.01 ¥432

52.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.97 ¥2,868

$26.47 ¥3,802

-24.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ¥178

$1.21 ¥174

2.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$23.5K ¥3.4M

$22.8K ¥3.3M

3.04%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.9K ¥2.9M

$17.2K ¥2.5M

15.89%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$219 ¥31.5K

$168 ¥24.2K

30.40%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$27.38 ¥3,933

$26.83 ¥3,855

2.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.41 ¥5,230

$33.17 ¥4,764

9.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.8 ¥8,297

$69.9 ¥10K

-17.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.53 ¥507

$20.69 ¥2,972

-82.94%

Cinema Ticket

$13.91 ¥1,998

$13.01 ¥1,870

6.92%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$420 ¥60.3K

$511 ¥73.4K

-17.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.5K ¥1.9M

$15.4K ¥2.2M

-12.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.88 ¥6,161

$61.3 ¥8,802

-30.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.63 ¥4,257

$41.69 ¥5,989

-28.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.7 ¥9,575

$66.6 ¥9,562

0.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$60 ¥8,616

$91.2 ¥13.1K

-34.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 ¥78.6K

$1,121 ¥161K

-51.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$300 ¥43.1K

$606 ¥87.1K

-50.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,060 ¥152.3K

$2,695 ¥387.2K

-60.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$685 ¥98.4K

$1,338 ¥192.3K

-48.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,453 ¥783.4K

$11K ¥1.6M

-50.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,854 ¥410K

$5,208 ¥748.2K

-45.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,259 ¥180.9K

$2,525 ¥362.7K

-50.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.67

1.72

-2.91%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Fukuoka: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tokyo: October 29, 2025

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