Kagoshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$425
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1899
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
594K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5728th and 4971st ($991 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2240th and 1655th 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
$5.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12648
$27781

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765