Fukuoka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3045
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$475
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
81
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 25% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4702nd and 6046th ($1162 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 256th and 389th 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
$6.48
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5481
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2558
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12612
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643