Fukuoka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
90
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.6M
548K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 56% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5335th and 1156th ($1045 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 198th and 78th 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
$4.34
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$21096

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862