Kumamoto vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$2349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$4649
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1577
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$556
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
58
1
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
738K
49K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 59% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 5889th and 1015th ($970 vs $2349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 2nd in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.2 months in Port Vila. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 2570th and 6199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$4.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1665
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2003
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$3472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$2081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$5.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$6310

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi Luganville
$3054
526 km or 327 mi Dumbea
$1700
528 km or 328 mi Paita
$1693
538 km or 334 mi Noumea
$1755
965 km or 600 mi Nadi
$901
970 km or 603 mi Lautoka
$603
1073 km or 667 mi Suva
$921
1080 km or 671 mi Nasinu
$898
1291 km or 802 mi Honiara
$1459
1293 km or 804 mi Auki
$1464
1563 km or 971 mi Vaiaku
$596
1565 km or 972 mi Funafuti
$596
1769 km or 1099 mi Nukualofa
$963
1779 km or 1105 mi Mua
$961
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
1829 km or 1137 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1754
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1925
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1615
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2141
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2491
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2300
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$629
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$1958
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1877
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1997 km or 1241 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2085 km or 1296 mi Whangarei
$1531
2123 km or 1319 mi Manase
$661
2169 km or 1347 mi Apia
$661
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2190 km or 1361 mi South Tarawa
$521
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1289
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$2205
2220 km or 1380 mi Waitakere
$1848
2234 km or 1388 mi Manukau
$1939
2257 km or 1402 mi Pukekohe
$1634