Kagoshima vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$428	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	594K	548K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 55% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5446th and 1330th ($1016 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 39th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2456th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Manchester

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	Kagoshima	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804