Kawaguchi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$479	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$4060
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	594K	5.35M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5371st and 1249th ($1025 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 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 694th 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	$3.73	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$22799

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988