Kagoshima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kagoshima	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$425	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2374	$1496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	594K	4.36M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 1% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5322nd and 5229th ($999 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs New Taipei

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	Kagoshima	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9009	$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589