Fukuoka vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$427
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
82
63
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.27M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 1% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5437th and 5331st ($1018 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 7th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 919th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Soweto

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Fukuoka Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$5012

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965