Kumamoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$391
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
53
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
738K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 46% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5889th and 7155th ($970 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 142nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 2570th and 6224th 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
$6.34
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$22902

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014