Bangkok vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$2769
🏠 One person rent	$405	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$2205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	593K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 14% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5960th and 4965th ($902 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 1087th and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kawaguchi

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	Bangkok	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$13821

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078