Auckland vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	594K

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1604th and 5728th ($2156 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 495th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kagoshima

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	Auckland	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12648

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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