Kagoshima vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	594K	737K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5728th and 142nd ($991 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2240th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Seattle

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	Kagoshima	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173