Fukuoka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5437th and 640th ($1018 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 919th and 676th 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
$3.66
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$22758

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620