Kumamoto vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$335
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
738K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6050th and 4461st ($886 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2098th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Shanghai

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Kumamoto Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740