Kagoshima vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kagoshima	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$428	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1931	$143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	74	23
🏙️ Population	594K	1.16M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 71% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5446th and 7871st ($1016 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 3rd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 2456th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Naypyidaw

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	Kagoshima	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3716	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.25	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.6	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12844	$8355

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590