Kawaguchi vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$2955
🏠 One person rent	$497	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	594K	30K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 30% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 5298th and 4040th ($1050 vs $1507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 2nd in Japan and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 939th and 7885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Majuro

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	Kawaguchi	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175