Kagoshima vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	90
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	594K	548K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5728th and 1156th ($991 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 33rd 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 184th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2240th and 78th 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	$5.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862