Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$430
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 11% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5120th and 5750th ($1057 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1739th and 417th 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
$3.85
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$10905

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601