Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$350
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$863
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
8
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
738K
133K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 30% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6140th and 4490th ($922 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1545th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Male

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Kumamoto Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322