Changsha vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$214
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$1480
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
10M
1.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 41% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7792nd and 5335th ($617 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 268th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Fukuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3307th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Fukuoka

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Changsha Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$12561

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862