Kagoshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$557	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	594K	1.8M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4615th and 2225th ($1158 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 51st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1989th and 51st 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	$9.68	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692