Fukuoka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$448
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5117th and 532nd ($1065 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1848th and 548th 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
$3.75
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598