Kagoshima vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kagoshima	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$5785
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1629
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$2825
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2374	$3016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	78
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	594K	662K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5322nd and 587th ($999 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 7th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1545th and 60th 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	$8.84	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9009	$14942

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$929
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$915
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$911
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$908
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$914
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$885
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$890
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$896
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$895
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$867
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$850
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$904
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$875
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$850
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$881
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$862
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$893
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$861
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$885
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$886
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$860
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$879
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$911
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$859
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$860
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$864
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$931
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$1011

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758