Hiroshima vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$335
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1792
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
1.2M
738K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 2% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6156th and 6073rd ($878 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 825th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 8th vs 343rd best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 2451st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kumamoto

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Hiroshima Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$11936

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882