Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$335
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
7
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
738K
133K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 31% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6050th and 4218th ($886 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 1st in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2098th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339