Funabashi vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Funabashi	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1117	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2836	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$482	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2085	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	81	81
🏙️ Population	641K	594K

The cost of living in Funabashi is 9% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4910th and 5371st ($1117 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 306th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Funabashi compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 20th vs 21st best cities to live in Japan, and 692nd vs 694th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Kawaguchi

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	Funabashi	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.9	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4710	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3545	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18118	$15648

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1071
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1068
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1024
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1025
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1251
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1034
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1014
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1072
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1016
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$983
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1027
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$961
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$945
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1001
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1035

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