Kagoshima vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$425
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
594K
2.73M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 7% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5322nd and 5786th ($999 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 320th 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
$8.84
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655