Kumamoto vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
80
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
738K
737K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5889th and 206th ($970 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2570th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Seattle

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Kumamoto Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$28179

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263