Kawaguchi vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2922
🏠 One person rent
$502
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1929
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
594K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 17% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5226th and 4633rd ($1045 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 23rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. Ranked 48th vs 3rd best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 17th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Osaka

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Kawaguchi Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$975
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$987
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$964
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$982
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$986
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$988
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$982
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1007
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$996
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$996
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$950
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$986
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$946
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$946
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$972
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$965
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$953
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$974
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$983
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$991
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$958