Amsterdam vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	921K	594K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 204% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 143rd and 5371st ($3118 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 31st and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kawaguchi

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	Amsterdam	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15648

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066