Kumamoto vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$391
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1854
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
53
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
738K
686K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 2% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5889th and 5761st ($970 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 722nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 352nd vs 420th best cities to live in Japan, and 2570th vs 2988th 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
$6.34
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103