Edinburgh vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1287
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
80
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
488K
1.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 102% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1491st and 5120th ($2140 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 316th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Fukuoka

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Edinburgh Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$11983

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850