Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$350
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$827
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6140th and 7943rd ($922 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1545th and 7142nd 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
$6.08
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619