Fukuoka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$430
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
1.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5120th and 6071st ($1057 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1739th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Taichung

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Fukuoka Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$18658

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671