Kawaguchi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$502	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	594K	3.9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5226th and 62nd ($1045 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 47th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 909th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kawaguchi	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$23685

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000