Canberra vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$1899
😷 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 124% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5728th ($2223 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 495th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 2240th 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	$15.5	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$12648

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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