Dortmund vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$762
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$2002
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
595K
594K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 59% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 3401st and 5371st ($1632 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 306th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 84th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$15648

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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