Berlin vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2542
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2402
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	594K

The cost of living in Berlin is 75% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4615th ($2027 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 60th 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 2.1 months in Kagoshima. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kagoshima ranked 243rd in Japan, while ranked 21st and 1989th 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	$14.6	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$11723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920