Kagoshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kagoshima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1815	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	594K	5.45M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5922nd and 370th ($951 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1925th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Sydney

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	Kagoshima	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3855	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12053	$25164

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863