Kagoshima vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kagoshima	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2535	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$499	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2551	$466
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	594K	120K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 36% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4989th and 6432nd ($1092 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 193rd and 6th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kagoshima ranked 227th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 1830th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Pattaya

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	Kagoshima	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2222	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.49	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$9189

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516