Kumamoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$367
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$671
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
24
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
738K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 64% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5653rd and 7790th ($991 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 3164th and 7090th 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
$6.41
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$10279

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599