Kumamoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$350
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$1337
😷 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 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6140th and 4843rd ($922 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th 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 139th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1545th and 4103rd 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
$6.08
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$5520

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077