Fukuoka vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$433
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
29
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
1.6M
846K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 154% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5335th and 8958th ($1045 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 198th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kathmandu

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Fukuoka Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$3536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360