Kawaguchi vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$519	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$2282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	594K	2.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 10% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4951st and 4476th ($1081 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 40th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Ranked 24th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 653rd vs 69th 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	$3.75	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$16142

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982