Dortmund vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$736
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
593K
594K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 44% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 3604th and 5234th ($1523 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 362nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$12607

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095