Kagoshima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$425
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1899
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
594K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 8% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5728th and 5151st ($991 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 184th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 2240th vs 1177th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Saitama

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Kagoshima Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.1
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12648
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102