Kitakyushu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$396
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
70
99
🏙️ Population
935K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 36% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5340th and 3085th ($1044 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 4th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 317th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 2364th 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
$6.25
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$15495

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033