Kumamoto vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$2923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
91
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
738K
548K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 57% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6073rd and 1662nd ($894 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 46th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2451st and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Manchester

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Kumamoto Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$19551

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Distance City Cost of living
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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681