Fukuoka vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$433
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
70
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.6M
935K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 4% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5335th and 5098th ($1045 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 126th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 7th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 255th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Kitakyushu

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Fukuoka Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$12673

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Cities near Fukuoka

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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914