Kumamoto vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$3421
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
738K
548K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 60% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5985th and 1156th ($957 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 33rd 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 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1814th and 78th 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
$6.57
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862