Kawaguchi vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	594K	430K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 53% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5234th and 1228th ($1056 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 1082nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 584th and 234th 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	$3.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640