Bangkok vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$424	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	5.68M	594K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5912th and 5371st ($958 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 306th 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 months in Kawaguchi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 694th 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	$3.1	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15648

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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