Adelaide vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	50	47
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	594K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 148% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1178th and 5922nd ($2355 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 566th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 75th and 1925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kagoshima

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	Adelaide	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$12053

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952