Kumamoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$391
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1630
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
20
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
738K
1.41M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 14% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5889th and 6257th ($970 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 17th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2570th and 3833rd 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
$6.34
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934