Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$337
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$1263
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
7
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
738K
133K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 31% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6073rd and 4205th ($894 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1 months in Male. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2451st and 4917th 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
$3.37
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$3201

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KumamotoMale

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1651
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$287
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$383
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$580
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$316
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360