Kagoshima vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	594K	2.14M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 60% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5728th and 978th ($991 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 6th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2240th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Perth

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	Kagoshima	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894