Kagoshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kagoshima	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2535	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$499	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2551	$1905
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	594K	24.9M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4989th and 4780th ($1092 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 193rd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kagoshima ranked 227th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1830th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Shanghai

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	Kagoshima	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2222	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.35	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.49	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$31401

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774