Fukuoka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
90
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.6M
548K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 57% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5437th and 1193rd ($1018 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 30th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 919th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Manchester

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Fukuoka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831