Kawaguchi vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$502	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	594K	9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 5% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5226th and 5636th ($1045 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 1st in Japan and Malaysia, respectively. Check Japan vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 909th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Kawaguchi	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$11913

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747