Fukuoka vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$3145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
1.6M
626K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 44% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4954th and 2103rd ($1054 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 99th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1177th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251