Edinburgh vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
58
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
488K
738K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 131% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6050th ($2043 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 832nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 64th and 2098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kumamoto

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Edinburgh Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$8419

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932