Fukuoka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$427
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
53
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
1.6M
9.4M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 54% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5437th and 7558th ($1018 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 114th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 919th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Ningbo

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Fukuoka Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538