Adelaide vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	50	47
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	594K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 136% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1210th and 5728th ($2338 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 495th 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 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 73rd and 2240th 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	$15.9	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$12648

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960