Glasgow vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
626K
738K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 122% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1712th and 5985th ($2121 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 651st 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kumamoto

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Glasgow Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$12557

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

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