Funabashi vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Funabashi	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2834	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$499	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2007	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	641K	594K

The cost of living in Funabashi is 8% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4955th and 5298th ($1130 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 24th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 786th vs 939th 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	$5.59	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$960	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3588	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.6	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$15104

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1263
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1046
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1052
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1096
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1039
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1102
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$993
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$979
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1030
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1074

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115