Kawaguchi vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$479	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	594K	2.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 14% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5371st and 4726th ($1025 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 37th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Ranked 21st vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 79th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Nagoya

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	Kawaguchi	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$10854

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966