Kawaguchi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$519	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	594K	1.85M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 41% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4951st and 6586th ($1081 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 5th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 653rd and 4165th 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	$3.75	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372