Baltimore vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	586K	594K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 113% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1414th and 5298th ($2234 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 243rd 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 164th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Kawaguchi

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	Baltimore	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$15104

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115