Kawaguchi vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$479	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	81	72
🏙️ Population	594K	720K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 12% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5371st and 6116th ($1025 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 791st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Ranked 21st vs 404th best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 3262nd 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	$3.73	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$10787

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558