Dresden vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$706
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
566K
738K

The cost of living in Dresden is 60% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 3968th and 5985th ($1531 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 651st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 117th and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kumamoto

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Dresden Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$12557

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909