Kawaguchi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$497	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	594K	5.35M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5298th and 893rd ($1050 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 939th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Melbourne

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	Kawaguchi	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172