Kitakyushu vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$420
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
935K
216K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 42% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5054th and 2432nd ($1078 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2677th and 358th 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
$5.86
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$12047

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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
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811