Kagoshima vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$3399
🏠 One person rent	$425	$774
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$1028
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	74	72
🏙️ Population	594K	9.21M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 31% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5728th and 4274th ($991 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 6th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2240th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Mexico City

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	Kagoshima	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023