Kagoshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	594K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 54% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5728th and 1668th ($991 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2240th and 123rd 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	$5.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891