Kawaguchi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2900
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$519
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$1081
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
594K
738K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 21% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4951st and 6073rd ($1081 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 825th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 24th vs 343rd best cities to live in Japan, and 653rd vs 2451st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Kumamoto

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Kawaguchi Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6608
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.24
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$476
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14573
$11936

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882