Kitakyushu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$420
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
935K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5054th and 6334th ($1078 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2677th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Shenzhen

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Kitakyushu Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634