Kagoshima vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kagoshima	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1815	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	594K	8.8M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5922nd and 4th ($951 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 1st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1925th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs New York City

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	Kagoshima	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3855	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12053	$21713

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192