Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$391
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
7
😀 Quality of life
70
61
🏙️ Population
738K
133K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 25% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5889th and 4342nd ($970 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2570th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$3225

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352