Kumamoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$367
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$1300
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
22
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
738K
1.41M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 16% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5653rd and 4743rd ($991 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 2nd in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3164th and 4114th 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
$6.41
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$5508

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987