Dresden vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$729
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1884
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
563K
738K

The cost of living in Dresden is 51% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 3857th and 5889th ($1462 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 802nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919