Kagoshima vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kagoshima	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2374	$6298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	594K	8.8M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5322nd and 6th ($999 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 4th 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 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1545th and 8th 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	$8.84	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2696	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9009	$17859

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028