Kumamoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$335
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
738K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 14% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6050th and 5135th ($886 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 325th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 2098th vs 603rd 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
$3.32
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$6030

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011