Kumamoto vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$391
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1727
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
58
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
738K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 13% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5889th and 4893rd ($970 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2570th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Muscat

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Kumamoto Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$8649

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548