Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$391
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$727
😷 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 59% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5889th and 7649th ($970 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 2570th and 7013th 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
$6.34
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$10066

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Cities near Kumamoto

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610