Kawaguchi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$502	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$1130
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$2645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	594K	1.54M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 11% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5234th and 4637th ($1056 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 52nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 21st vs 12th best cities to live in Japan, and 584th vs 452nd 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	$3.86	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$13952

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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

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102