Almaty vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$464
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2064
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
2.23M
594K

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4951st ($881 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4016th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$14573

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124