Kagoshima vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kagoshima	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2535	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$499	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2551	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	594K	8.8M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4989th and 5th ($1092 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 193rd and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Kagoshima ranked 227th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1830th and 13th 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	$5.92	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2222	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.35	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.49	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$20585

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108