Fukuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$433
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.35M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 11% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5335th and 6085th ($1045 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 198th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Taoyuan

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Fukuoka Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464