Kumamoto vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$363
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
75
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
738K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 15% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5985th and 4988th ($957 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 79th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Ranked 132nd vs 110th best cities to live in Japan, and 1814th vs 1640th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Sapporo

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Kumamoto Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070