Dortmund vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$762
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$1285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
595K
1.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 53% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3401st and 5117th ($1632 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 151st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 84th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Fukuoka

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Dortmund Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$12707

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860