Kumamoto vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$391
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
738K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5889th and 4780th ($970 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2570th and 571st 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
$6.34
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774