Kagoshima vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$428	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	74	75
🏙️ Population	594K	518K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 3% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5446th and 5190th ($1016 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 272nd vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 2456th vs 2064th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Utsunomiya

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	Kagoshima	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004