Fukuoka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$427
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
1.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5437th and 4880th ($1018 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 919th and 1178th 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
$3.66
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789