Kagoshima vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$557	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$245
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	76
😀 Quality of life	71	55
🏙️ Population	594K	1.59M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 57% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4615th and 6734th ($1158 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1989th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Karaj

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	Kagoshima	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$823

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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

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554