Fukuoka vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$426
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$236
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
1.6M
846K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 132% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4954th and 8752nd ($1054 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th 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 177th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1177th and 6452nd 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
$4.2
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$3189

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328