Fukuoka vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$448
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
1.6M
846K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 149% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5117th and 8921st ($1065 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1848th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348