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Fukuoka vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Fukuoka vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.5% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.07
$7.28
¥1,153
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$6.01
¥952
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.30
€2.96
$1.03
¥163

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
€1.41
$1.88
¥298
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.35
€7.49
$9.09
¥1,441
Milk (1 gallon) $5.25
€4.71
$6.01
¥953

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
€6.17
$4.10
¥650
Monthly public transit pass $36.95
€33.15
$41.12
¥6,517
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,271.67
€31,643.98
$21,725.38
¥3M

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pay 62.7% less for housing

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.86
€31.28
$33.40
¥5,294
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,491.38
€1,337.99
$478.47
¥75,825
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,193.86
€1,071.07
$303.38
¥48,078

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $668.48
€599.73
$126.53
¥20,052
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,859.91
€16,023.02
$12,276.04
¥2M

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.92
€3.52
$3.80
¥602
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.07
€2.76
$3.72
¥589
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.03
$3.92
¥622

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Fukuoka
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.50
€77.60
$49.03
¥7,770
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.98
€38.56
$26.04
¥4,127
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.99
€97.78
$66.43
¥10,527

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