Fukuoka vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fukuoka	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3045	$4329
🏠 One person rent	$475	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1344	$2988
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	1.6M	545K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 36% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4702nd and 2395th ($1162 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 27th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Hanover ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 256th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Hanover

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	Fukuoka	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.48	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1023	$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5481	$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2558	$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12612	$15505

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487