Kumamoto vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kumamoto San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$363
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$5553
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
86
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
738K
1.39M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5985th and 50th ($957 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 38th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 1814th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kumamoto vs San Diego

Prices for goods and services in Kumamoto and San Diego are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kumamoto San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$8.74
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$26517

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804