Houston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$2042
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4580
$2002
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
2.3M
594K

The cost of living in Houston is 118% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1375th and 5371st ($2240 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 306th 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 months in Houston compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 77th and 694th 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
$18.5
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$5.42
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1397
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2394
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1614
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2608
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1961
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.68
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23708
$15648

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$2240
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$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233

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