Kumamoto vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$363
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1617
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
54
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
738K
791K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 7% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5985th and 5487th ($957 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 361st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ranked 132nd vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 1814th vs 2415th 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
$6.57
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$16483

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Cities near Kumamoto

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032