Kawaguchi vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$497	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$822
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$1887
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	594K	2.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 12% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5298th and 4785th ($1050 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 35th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Ranked 37th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 157th 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	$3.57	$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$12599

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$983
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$996
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$978
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$981
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$972
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$967
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$991
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$989
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$959
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$986
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$978
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$979
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$966
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$957
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$934
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$929
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$939
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$971
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$990
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$953
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$956
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$962
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$975
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$907
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$962
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$905
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$968
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$977
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$944
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$960