Birmingham vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 124% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1454th and 5728th ($2219 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 495th 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 41st and 2240th 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	$18.1	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$12648

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

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