Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Fukuoka Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Fukuoka

🙂 Solo nomad: Osaka is 0.9% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 2.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Osaka is 9% cheaper than Fukuoka without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.98 ¥1,003

$8.49 ¥1,219

-17.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.3 ¥5,071

$42.02 ¥6,036

-15.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 ¥703

$6.13 ¥881

-20.23%

Cappuccino

$3.19 ¥458

$3.05 ¥438

4.59%

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

$1.13 ¥163

$1.05 ¥150

7.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 ¥103

$0.82 ¥118

-13.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 ¥409

$1.69 ¥243

68.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 ¥624

$2.13 ¥305

104.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 ¥221

$1.72 ¥247

-10.47%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ¥212

$1.64 ¥236

-10.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.67 ¥670

$4.07 ¥584

14.74%

Eggs

$2.36 ¥339

$2.6 ¥374

-9.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.71 ¥1,538

$20.41 ¥2,933

-47.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 ¥935

$6.09 ¥875

6.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.2 ¥2,758

$21.13 ¥3,035

-9.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.5 ¥502

$3.06 ¥440

14.38%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 ¥314

$1.43 ¥205

52.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 ¥375

$1.4 ¥202

86.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.39 ¥631

$5.76 ¥827

-23.78%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 ¥247

$2.74 ¥394

-37.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ¥180

$3.21 ¥462

-60.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ¥189

$0.93 ¥134

41.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ¥119

$0.76 ¥109

9.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.84 ¥552

$3.89 ¥560

-1.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.62 ¥1,382

$6.69 ¥961

43.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.12 ¥304

$1.92 ¥276

10.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ¥433

$2.04 ¥293

47.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.67 ¥240

$1.83 ¥263

-8.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.09 ¥5,185

$42.78 ¥6,146

-15.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.48 ¥644

$4.71 ¥677

-4.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 ¥468

$4.59 ¥659

-28.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.13 ¥3,323

$19.97 ¥2,868

15.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ¥171

$1.24 ¥178

-4.03%

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

$23.1K ¥3.3M

$23.5K ¥3.4M

-1.83%

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

$16.9K ¥2.4M

$19.9K ¥2.9M

-14.99%

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

$133 ¥19.1K

$219 ¥31.5K

-39.40%

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

$26.58 ¥3,818

$27.38 ¥3,933

-2.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.22 ¥4,341

$36.41 ¥5,230

-17.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 ¥8,246

$57.8 ¥8,297

-0.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.49 ¥2,944

$3.53 ¥507

480.45%

Cinema Ticket

$12.26 ¥1,761

$13.91 ¥1,998

-11.86%

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

$68.5 ¥9,846

$420 ¥60.3K

-83.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K ¥1.5M

$13.5K ¥1.9M

-23.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.93 ¥6,311

$42.88 ¥6,161

2.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.3 ¥4,209

$29.63 ¥4,257

-1.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.6 ¥9,705

$66.7 ¥9,575

1.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.5 ¥13.6K

$60 ¥8,616

57.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 ¥106.2K

$547 ¥78.6K

35.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 ¥67.2K

$300 ¥43.1K

56.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 ¥189.1K

$1,060 ¥152.3K

24.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$815 ¥117K

$685 ¥98.4K

18.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,097 ¥588.6K

$5,453 ¥783.4K

-24.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,736 ¥393.1K

$2,854 ¥410K

-4.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,928 ¥277K

$1,259 ¥180.9K

53.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.81

1.67

8.38%

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

Last update for Osaka: October 28, 2025

Last update for Fukuoka: October 28, 2025

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