Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$335
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
24
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
738K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6050th and 7871st ($886 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 2098th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586