Kumamoto vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kumamoto	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$886	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2167	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1871	$4287
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	99
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	738K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 63% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6050th and 812th ($886 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 735th 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 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2098th and 101st 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	$3.32	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$557	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$377	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3332	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.6	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8419	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766