Kawaguchi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2470
🏠 One person rent	$479	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$1577
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	81	72
🏙️ Population	594K	738K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 3% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5371st and 5653rd ($1025 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 503rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 21st vs 387th best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 3164th 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	$3.73	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$12669

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$912
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$914
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$914
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$913
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$914
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$909
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$906
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$903
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$897
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$892
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$899
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$884
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$860
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$894
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$841
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$853
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$831
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$891
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$900
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$874
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$902
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$829
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$901
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$891
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$891
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$832
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$844
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$900
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$884
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$873
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$895
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$891