Cost of living comparison
Albany is 2.2 times more expensive than Fukuoka.
If you lived in Albany instead of Fukuoka, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.75
¥1,050
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$11.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
¥145
|
$2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
¥111
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
¥204
|
$4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.64
¥1,500
|
$7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
¥822
|
$4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
¥384
|
$5.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
¥326
|
$5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
¥363
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
¥166
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
¥272
|
$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
¥386
|
$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥197
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥197
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.97
¥7,001
|
$77.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$44.14
¥6,871
|
$16.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.86
¥4,805
|
$61.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.66
¥67,510
|
$1,407.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
¥43,178
|
$1,391.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.62
¥19,556
|
$140.46
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.63
¥58,009
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,859.44
¥1,223,518
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
¥428
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
¥560
|
$14.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.61
¥8,501
|
$67.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.85
¥2,000
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Fukuoka
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
¥5,801
|
$44.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
¥5,001
|
$46.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.82
¥9,001
|
$87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.10
¥12,002
|
$109.00
|
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