Canberra vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	30	47
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	594K

The cost of living in Canberra is 137% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5922nd ($2258 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 566th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 438th and 1925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kagoshima

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	Canberra	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$12053

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952