Kumamoto vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$391
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$2036
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
70
91
🏙️ Population
738K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 20% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5889th and 4577th ($970 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 47th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Ranked 352nd vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 2570th vs 108th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Kyoto

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Kumamoto Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$7456

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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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073