Kagoshima vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$428	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	74	25
🏙️ Population	594K	63.4K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 91% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5446th and 8428th ($1016 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2456th and 8954th 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	$5.18	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$3644

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637