Kawaguchi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$502	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	594K	1.52M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 12% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5226th and 4788th ($1045 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 31st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ranked 48th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 40th 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	$3.48	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$10496

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038