Fukuoka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$426
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
1.6M
9.4M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 56% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4954th and 6976th ($1054 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1177th and 5865th 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
$4.2
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524