Kagoshima vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	594K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5728th and 742nd ($991 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 648th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2240th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Philadelphia

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	Kagoshima	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801