Kumamoto vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$367
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$1127
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
58
70
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
738K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 28% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5653rd and 6778th ($991 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3164th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Suzhou

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Kumamoto Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610