Kumamoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$367
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$988
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
7
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
738K
133K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 25% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5653rd and 4439th ($991 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3164th and 5057th 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
$6.41
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$3575

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327