Kawaguchi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$497
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
594K
1.54M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 25% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5298th and 4342nd ($1050 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 16th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 37th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Kawasaki

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Kawaguchi Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$12261

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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

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144