Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$363
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$866
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5985th and 4552nd ($957 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st 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 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1814th and 5347th 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
$6.57
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$3300

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327