Detroit vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$2769
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	639K	593K

The cost of living in Detroit is 88% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4965th ($1979 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 183rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 172nd and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$13821

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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