Fukuoka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$2923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
1.6M
548K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5120th and 1662nd ($1057 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 46th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1739th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$19551

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681