Kagoshima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$428
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1931
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
594K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 2% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5446th and 5298th ($1016 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 260th 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 272nd vs 31st best cities to live in Japan, and 2456th vs 750th 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
$5.18
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3716
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.25
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12844
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055