Fukuoka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$430
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
1.6M
17.7M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5120th and 5950th ($1057 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1739th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Shenzhen

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Fukuoka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609