Kagoshima vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kagoshima	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1815	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	594K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5922nd and 1688th ($951 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1925th and 141st 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	$4.94	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3855	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12053	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875