Kagoshima vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$428	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	594K	88.3K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 22% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5446th and 6511th ($1016 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 2nd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 2456th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Suva

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	Kagoshima	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$13960

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838