Kumamoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$363
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1272
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
738K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5985th and 5585th ($957 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 132nd vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 1814th vs 2145th 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
$6.57
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022