Fukuoka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
1.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 60% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4954th and 503rd ($1054 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1177th and 168th 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
$4.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611