Kitakyushu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$369
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$2474
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
71
99
🏙️ Population
935K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5478th and 3019th ($1003 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 290th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 2236th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Tokyo

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Kitakyushu Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$15235

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KitakyushuTokyo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101