Hong Kong vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1884
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
7.41M
738K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 184% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 379th and 5889th ($2753 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 802nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 205th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kumamoto

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Hong Kong Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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