Kagoshima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$557	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	71	23
🏙️ Population	594K	63.4K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 126% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4615th and 8525th ($1158 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 1989th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs South Tarawa

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	Kagoshima	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$3341

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562