Fukuoka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$427
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
1.6M
4.04M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 9% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5437th and 4931st ($1018 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 919th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs New Taipei

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Fukuoka New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612