Kawaguchi vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$497	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	594K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 60% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5298th and 742nd ($1050 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 648th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 939th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Philadelphia

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	Kawaguchi	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$17603

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801