Kawaguchi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$500	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	80	65
🏙️ Population	593K	1.85M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 35% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4965th and 6438th ($1052 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 8th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 446th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Manila

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	Kawaguchi	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$14747

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371