Kitakyushu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$445
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
935K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5098th and 4971st ($1088 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 255th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Shanghai

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Kitakyushu Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765