Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary
Fukuoka vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fukuoka instead of Wellington, you would:

pay 54.8% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$25.04
$7.16
¥1,032
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.02
$5.54
¥797
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.32
$0.94
¥136

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.29
$1.27
¥182
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.96
$9.77
¥1,407
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.71
$6.03
¥869

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.76
$4.23
¥610
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$213.93
$39.63
¥5,709
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
$21,767.76
¥3,135,439

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pay 42.0% less for housing

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$91.01
$33.58
¥4,836
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
$477.65
¥68,801
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
$293.10
¥42,219

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,461.41
$390.80
¥56,292
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
$11,724.11
¥1,688,746

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.02
$3.26
¥469
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.72
$2.79
¥402
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$41.01
$3.65
¥525

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pay 55.4% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Fukuoka
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$127.08
$37.78
¥5,442
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$92.39
$19.54
¥2,815
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$200.31
$58.62
¥8,444

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