Kawaguchi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$502	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	594K	791K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 5% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5234th and 4902nd ($1056 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 146th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 21st vs 578th best cities to live in Japan, and 584th vs 3769th 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	$3.86	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046