Fukuoka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$3804
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5120th and 427th ($1057 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1739th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Hong Kong

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$22706

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$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

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$2432
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$916
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$653
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$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598