Birmingham vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$1931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 110% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5446th ($2137 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 363rd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kagoshima ranked 272nd in Japan, while ranked 48th and 2456th 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	$17.5	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$12844

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948