Kagoshima vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$428	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	594K	2.15M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5446th and 843rd ($1016 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2456th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Paris

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	Kagoshima	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$15084

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488