Kagoshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kagoshima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2535	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$499	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2551	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	594K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4989th and 1290th ($1092 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 193rd and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kagoshima ranked 227th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1830th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Ottawa

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	Kagoshima	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2222	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.49	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$20100

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884