Kawaguchi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$502
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
594K
791K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 3% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5226th and 5436th ($1045 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 299th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Ranked 48th vs 365th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 2749th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Niigata

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Kawaguchi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$17418

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009