Kawaguchi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$2807
🏠 One person rent	$497	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$1949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	594K	1.46M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5298th and 4965th ($1050 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 69th 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 Kyoto. Ranked 37th vs 39th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 946th 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	$3.57	$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$979
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$976
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$990
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$977
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$980
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$959
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$977
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1027
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$964
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$964
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$989
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$973
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$965
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1033
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1057
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1162
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1031
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$979
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$993
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$971
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1029
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1012
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$964
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1041