Kagoshima vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	594K	467K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5728th and 524th ($991 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 453rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 2240th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Long Beach

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	Kagoshima	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059