Kitakyushu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
935K
737K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5340th and 206th ($1044 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 168th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2364th and 102nd 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
$6.25
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263