Kagoshima vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kagoshima	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1158	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2542	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$557	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2402	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	71	54
🏙️ Population	594K	120K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 48% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4615th and 6518th ($1158 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1989th and 5997th 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	$9.68	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$115	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4063	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11723	$8876

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Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508