Houston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
594K

The cost of living in Houston is 116% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1367th and 5226th ($2261 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 175th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 14th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kawaguchi

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Houston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$15187

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$2142
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$2064
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$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
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$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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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