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Hotels from ~$36; ramen $5
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Fukuoka: the best-value big city, about 19% cheaper than Tokyo

Fukuoka has hotels from about $36 and $5 ramen, and runs roughly 19% cheaper than Tokyo.

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Type
Hack
Category
Travel & Stays
Place
Fukuoka (Fukuoka, Kyushu)
Saving
Hotels from ~$36; ramen $5
For
tourist, nomad
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Last checked
Oct 21, 2026
Source
@JapanTripCalc ↗

What the sources say

The 19% figure is the author's; no matching data source loaded. Reddit r/fukuoka: residents agree Fukuoka is cheaper to live in than Tokyo. The exact 19% is the author's figure, unverified.

確認済 Confirmed. The original author plus at least one other independent source back it.

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