Birmingham vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2535
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2551
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 87% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1731st and 4989th ($2046 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 193rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.3 months in Kagoshima. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kagoshima ranked 227th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 1830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kagoshima

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	Birmingham	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$12713

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944