Kagoshima vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$428
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1931
$5915
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
87
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
594K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5446th and 6th ($1016 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 2456th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs San Jose, United States

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Kagoshima San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3716
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.25
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.4
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12844
$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254