Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$427
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
80
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.71M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 5% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5437th and 5770th ($1018 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 919th and 281st 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
$3.66
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617