Kumamoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$367
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$1516
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
58
72
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
738K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 7% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5653rd and 5094th ($991 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 387th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 3164th vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Sendai

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Kumamoto Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$5899

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013