Bucharest vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$474
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.72M
738K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5565th and 6073rd ($988 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 825th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kumamoto ranked 343rd in Japan, while ranked 645th and 2451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kumamoto

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Bucharest Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$11936

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882