Hangzhou vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$438
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
11.9M
594K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6257th and 5226th ($899 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 175th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 3005th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Kawaguchi

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Hangzhou Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$15187

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101