Dresden vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$637
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
566K
1.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4158th and 5437th ($1448 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 300th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Fukuoka

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Dresden Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$11926

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824