Kawaguchi vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$519	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$993
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	78	34
🏙️ Population	594K	30K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 27% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4951st and 3483rd ($1081 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th 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 0.7 months in Majuro. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 653rd and 7611th 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	$3.75	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$3548

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192