Kagoshima vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kagoshima	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$425	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1899	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	594K	120K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5728th and 6471st ($991 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 4th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2240th and 6065th 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	$5.1	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4007	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2131	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12648	$12044

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514