Kumamoto vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$363
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1156
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
59
41
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
738K
2.43M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 14% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5985th and 5028th ($957 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 4th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1 months in Mecca. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1814th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Mecca

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Kumamoto Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514