Fukuoka vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.6M
626K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 51% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5335th and 1712th ($1045 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 93rd 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 7th best city to live in Japan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 198th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Glasgow

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Fukuoka Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$6.57
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$20961

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430