Kumamoto vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$4395
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1302
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2138
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$217
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
1
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
738K
49K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 54% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 5985th and 1864th ($957 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 1st in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 1814th and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$6804

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi Luganville
$2062
526 km or 327 mi Dumbea
$1865
528 km or 328 mi Paita
$1865
538 km or 334 mi Noumea
$1928
965 km or 600 mi Nadi
$1039
970 km or 603 mi Lautoka
$633
1073 km or 667 mi Suva
$879
1080 km or 671 mi Nasinu
$857
1291 km or 802 mi Honiara
$1422
1293 km or 804 mi Auki
$1422
1563 km or 971 mi Vaiaku
$714
1565 km or 972 mi Funafuti
$718
1769 km or 1099 mi Nukualofa
$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi Mua
$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$783
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi Whangarei
$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi Manase
$790
2169 km or 1347 mi Apia
$791
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi South Tarawa
$538
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi Waitakere
$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi Manukau
$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi Pukekohe
$1527