Bangkok vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$416	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2064
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	5.68M	594K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 13% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4951st ($941 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 653rd 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	$2.97	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$14573

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124