Kumamoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kumamoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$970	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2425	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$391	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.5	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1884	$2481
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	58	94
😀 Quality of life	70	80
🏙️ Population	738K	726K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 8% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5889th and 5210th ($970 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 346th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 352nd vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 2570th vs 517th 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	$6.34	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.39	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4474	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.95	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.31	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.5	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12605	$13986

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Cities near Kumamoto

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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115