Kagoshima vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$428	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	78
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	594K	662K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5446th and 931st ($1016 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2456th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Vancouver

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	Kagoshima	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812