Kawaguchi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$497	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$1876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	594K	1.52M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 5% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5298th and 5047th ($1050 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 98th 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 Kobe. Ranked 37th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 681st 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	$3.57	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$12285

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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

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071