Kumamoto vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$337
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$2528
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
52
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
738K
686K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 4% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6073rd and 5882nd ($894 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 343rd vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 2451st vs 271st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Shizuoka

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Kumamoto Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$8368

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KumamotoShizuoka

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Kumamoto

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083