Kumamoto vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$391
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$5772
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
87
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
738K
1.39M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5889th and 45th ($970 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 36th 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 2570th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647