Kagoshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	594K	5.45M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5728th and 348th ($991 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th 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 184th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2240th 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	$5.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$21946

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864