Kawaguchi vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$479	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	594K	430K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 57% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5371st and 1095th ($1025 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 963rd 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 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 694th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Minneapolis

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	Kawaguchi	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678