Kumamoto vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kumamoto	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2378	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1610	$4328
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	738K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 63% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5985th and 742nd ($957 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 648th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 1814th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Philadelphia

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	Kumamoto	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.57	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.4	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4227	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2125	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12557	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801