Kagoshima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$557	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	594K	4.84M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 54% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4615th and 745th ($1158 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1989th 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	$9.68	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683