Kagoshima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$425
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
594K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5322nd and 4461st ($999 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1545th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kagoshima Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740