Kawaguchi vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$519	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	594K	2.75M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 13% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4951st and 4366th ($1081 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 29th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Ranked 24th vs 3rd best cities to live in Japan, and 653rd vs 18th 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	$3.75	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$8318

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008