Canberra vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$1577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
58
😀 Quality of life
86
72
🏙️ Population
381K
738K

The cost of living in Canberra is 104% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1949th and 5653rd ($2019 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 503rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kumamoto ranked 387th in Japan, while ranked 413th and 3164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kumamoto

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Canberra Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$12669

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$1678
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$1568
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$1364
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1599
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2292
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1888
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2640
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1639

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891