Kagoshima vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kagoshima	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2374	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	87
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	594K	1.39M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5322nd and 26th ($999 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 23rd 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 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1545th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs San Diego

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	Kagoshima	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9009	$18429

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$929
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$915
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$911
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$908
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$914
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$885
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$890
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$896
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$895
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$867
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$850
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$904
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$875
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$850
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$881
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$862
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$893
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$861
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$885
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$886
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$860
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$879
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$911
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$859
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$860
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$864
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$931
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$1011

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606