Kagoshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kagoshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$407	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1815	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	594K	1.9M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5922nd and 2370th ($951 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 64th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1925th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Montreal

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	Kagoshima	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3855	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12053	$6432

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828