Kumamoto vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$363
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
738K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 43% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5985th and 7431st ($957 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 80th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1814th and 3738th 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
$6.57
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$15051

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525