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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2300.
- Safety: According to the criterion of calmness, safety and peacefulness of the inhabitants, the situation in Kitakyushu is perfect.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Kitakyushu is fine.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Kitakyushu that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
- Income: The average monthly salary in Kitakyushu is quite high around $3200.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Kitakyushu.
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Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Kitakyushu can be described as very high.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Kitakyushu is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Kitakyushu directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
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Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Kitakyushu.
