Kawaguchi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$497
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
594K
738K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 10% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5298th and 5985th ($1050 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 651st 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 Kumamoto. Ranked 37th vs 132nd best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 1814th 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
$3.57
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$12557

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909