Atlanta vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	499K	594K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 158% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 647th and 5371st ($2641 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 306th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 179th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Kawaguchi

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	Atlanta	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$15648

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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