Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$337
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$709
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
24
😀 Quality of life
70
39
🏙️ Population
738K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 51% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6073rd and 7740th ($894 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 263rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 2451st and 7044th 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
$3.37
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600