Kumamoto vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$3299
😷 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 55% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5889th and 1500th ($970 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 53rd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2570th and 76th 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
$6.34
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$17390

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761