Islamabad vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$213
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2014
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
594K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 56% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5298th ($464 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 6696th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kawaguchi

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Islamabad Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$15104

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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