Kumamoto vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$335
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
58
61
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
738K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 31% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6050th and 6976th ($886 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 2098th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Ningbo

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Kumamoto Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524