Kawaguchi vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$502	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	78	76
🏙️ Population	594K	720K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 20% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5226th and 6433rd ($1045 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 823rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Ranked 48th vs 110th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 1367th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Okayama

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	Kawaguchi	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$14339

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471