Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$426
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$1088
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
81
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 13% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4954th and 5786th ($1054 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1177th and 320th 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
$4.2
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$12618

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Cities near Fukuoka

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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655