Kawaguchi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	594K	633K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 45% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5226th and 2305th ($1045 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 1739th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 909th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kawaguchi	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809