Kumamoto vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$391
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
26
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
738K
88.3K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 5% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5889th and 6078th ($970 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 1st in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 2570th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Suva

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Kumamoto Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$11167

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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 Suva

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Nasinu
$898
114 km or 71 mi Nadi
$901
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$603
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$963
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$961
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2349
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$661
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$661
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$3054
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1700
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1755
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$521
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$629
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1866