Kawaguchi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$500	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$1539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	593K	791K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 0.3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4965th and 4949th ($1052 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 172nd 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 19th vs 599th best cities to live in Japan, and 446th vs 3500th 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	$3.69	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$15169

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942