Fukuoka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$448
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.7M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 38% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5117th and 6778th ($1065 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1848th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Suzhou

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Fukuoka Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610