Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$433
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.72M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 5% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5335th and 5666th ($1045 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 198th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$11481

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610