Kawaguchi vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$502
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2198
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
594K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 13% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5234th and 4566th ($1056 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 45th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Ranked 21st vs 3rd best cities to live in Japan, and 584th 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
$3.86
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$528
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1103
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6874
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4013
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12607
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016