Kitakyushu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$445
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
935K
737K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5098th and 142nd ($1088 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 101st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 255th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Seattle

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Kitakyushu Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173