Kumamoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$335
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
53
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
738K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 29% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6050th and 6882nd ($886 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 102nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 2098th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Quanzhou

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Kumamoto Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083