Kawaguchi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2900
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$519
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1081
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
594K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 6% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4951st and 4641st ($1081 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 24th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 653rd vs 112th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Kyoto

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Kawaguchi Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6608
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.24
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$476
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14573
$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062