Kumamoto vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$3236
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
738K
548K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 61% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6140th and 1193rd ($922 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th and 30th 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1545th and 84th 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
$6.08
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831