Kitakyushu vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$4310
🏠 One person rent
$445
$1265
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1894
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$3197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
935K
216K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5098th and 1932nd ($1088 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 255th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Wellington

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Kitakyushu Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$13419

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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
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1788
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1325
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1359
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1458
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1533
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1528
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1518
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1304
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1605
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1787
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1393
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1474
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1696
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1740
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1894
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1527
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1646
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1778
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2156
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1623
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1579
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1261
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2303
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1865