Kumamoto vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$335
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$1539
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
52
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
738K
791K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 16% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6050th and 4949th ($886 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 172nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 325th vs 599th best cities to live in Japan, and 2098th vs 3500th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Niigata

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Kumamoto Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$15169

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942