Berlin vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1899
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	594K

The cost of living in Berlin is 132% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1275th and 5728th ($2302 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 495th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kagoshima

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	Berlin	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12648

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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