Kawaguchi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$500
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
593K
738K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 19% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4965th and 6050th ($1052 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 832nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 19th vs 325th best cities to live in Japan, and 446th vs 2098th 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
$3.69
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$8419

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932