Kagoshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$428	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	594K	133K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5446th and 4439th ($1016 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2456th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kagoshima	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327