Detroit vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2064
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	639K	594K

The cost of living in Detroit is 91% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1678th and 4951st ($2064 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 211th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kawaguchi

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	Detroit	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$14573

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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