Kawaguchi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$502	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$880
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$1779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	594K	1.52M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 6% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5234th and 4855th ($1056 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 121st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Ranked 21st vs 33rd best cities to live in Japan, and 584th vs 631st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Kobe

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	Kawaguchi	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1084
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1181
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1083
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1097
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1052
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1106
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1212
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1088
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1068
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1174
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1080
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1362
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1086
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1091
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1087
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1169
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1117
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1103
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1111
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1172
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1094