Kawaguchi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$502
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
594K
77.6K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 3% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5226th and 5497th ($1045 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 909th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Phuket

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Kawaguchi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$13979

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992