Kawaguchi vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2913
🏠 One person rent	$479	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$1391
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	81	37
🏙️ Population	594K	30K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 31% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 5371st and 3967th ($1025 vs $1496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 694th and 8202nd 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	$3.73	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$35.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$3599

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175