Kagoshima vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$428	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	594K	594K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 0.9% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5446th and 5371st ($1016 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 306th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 272nd vs 21st best cities to live in Japan, and 2456th vs 694th 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	$5.18	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$15648

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066