Kawaguchi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$4357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	594K	5.03M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5234th and 923rd ($1056 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 584th 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	$3.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$21306

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913