Kagoshima vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$425	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	594K	594K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 6% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5728th and 5298th ($991 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 184th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 2240th vs 939th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Kawaguchi

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	Kagoshima	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$15104

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115