Kumamoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kumamoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$367	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1577	$2373
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	58	95
😀 Quality of life	72	82
🏙️ Population	738K	726K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 3% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5653rd and 5415th ($991 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 340th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 387th vs 11th best cities to live in Japan, and 3164th vs 593rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Sagamihara

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	Kumamoto	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3768	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2054	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12669	$10783

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$912
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$914
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$914
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$913
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$914
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$909
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$906
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$903
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$897
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$892
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$899
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$884
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$860
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$894
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$841
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$853
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$831
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$891
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$900
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$874
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$902
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$829
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$901
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$891
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$891
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$832
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$844
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$900
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$884
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$873
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$895
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$891

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076