Kagoshima vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$557	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$2923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	594K	548K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 44% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4615th and 1662nd ($1158 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 46th 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 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1989th and 85th 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	$9.68	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$19551

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681