Chengdu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2769
🏠 One person rent
$242
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$2205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
20.9M
593K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7269th and 4965th ($643 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 183rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 1633rd and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$13821

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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