Kagoshima vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$425
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
7
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
594K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 15% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5322nd and 6130th ($999 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1545th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Phuket

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Kagoshima Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$13219

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743