Kawaguchi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$502	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	594K	3.9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5234th and 72nd ($1056 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 59th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 584th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kawaguchi	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$28613

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754