Kagoshima vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kagoshima	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1815	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	594K	3.9M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5922nd and 62nd ($951 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1925th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Los Angeles

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	Kagoshima	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3855	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12053	$23685

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000