Fukuoka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5335th and 621st ($1045 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 198th and 632nd 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
$4.34
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$22890

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608