Kagoshima vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$425
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1899
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
80
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
594K
2.72M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 0.8% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5728th and 5666th ($991 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2240th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Kaohsiung

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Kagoshima Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12648
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610