Detroit vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	639K	594K

The cost of living in Detroit is 108% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1636th and 5371st ($2133 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 306th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 311th and 694th 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	$19.9	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15648

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066