Fukuoka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
1.6M
5.35M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5437th and 829th ($1018 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 919th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Melbourne

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Fukuoka Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$22313

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132