Fukuoka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$430
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1644
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5120th and 4858th ($1057 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1739th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Shanghai

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Fukuoka Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$30174

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$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746