Kumamoto vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$335
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
58
70
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
738K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6050th and 5170th ($886 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 11th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 2098th and 3722nd 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
$3.32
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$22097

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645