Kawaguchi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$4489
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5226th and 829th ($1045 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 909th 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	$3.48	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$22313

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132