Kitakyushu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$445
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
935K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 36% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5098th and 3249th ($1088 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 255th vs 8th 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
$6.76
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$16728

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005