Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$363
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$776
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
21
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
738K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 59% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5985th and 7929th ($957 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 213th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 1814th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Shaoyang

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615