Houston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	2.3M	594K

The cost of living in Houston is 113% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1258th and 5234th ($2248 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 362nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 82nd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$12607

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095