Houston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
594K

The cost of living in Houston is 116% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1354th and 5298th ($2265 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 939th 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
$18.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$5.52
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$15104

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$2228
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$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

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