Birmingham vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2542
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2402
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 68% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4615th ($1951 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 60th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Kagoshima. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kagoshima ranked 243rd in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1989th 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	$16.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$11723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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