Kagoshima vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$428	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	594K	9.07M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 83% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5446th and 8245th ($1016 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2456th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Shenyang

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	Kagoshima	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$24707

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Cities near Kagoshima

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501