Kawaguchi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$500
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
593K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 3% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4965th and 5138th ($1052 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 285th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 19th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 446th vs 118th 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
$3.69
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$8938

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006