Kagoshima vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kagoshima	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$425	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2374	$1041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	594K	133K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5322nd and 4218th ($999 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 1st in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1545th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Male

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	Kagoshima	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9009	$3438

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339