Kagoshima vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$557	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	594K	726K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 11% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4615th and 5219th ($1158 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 381st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 243rd vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 1989th vs 550th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Sagamihara

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	Kagoshima	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143