Kumamoto vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$363
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1786
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
42
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
738K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 16% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5985th and 4940th ($957 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1814th and 2105th 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
$6.57
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$10792

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465