Kumamoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$363
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1243
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
23
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
738K
1.41M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 18% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5985th and 4849th ($957 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1814th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Medina

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Kumamoto Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$5515

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010