Berlin vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2064
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.78M	594K

The cost of living in Berlin is 88% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4951st ($2027 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 211th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kawaguchi

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	Berlin	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14573

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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