Kawaguchi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$500	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	593K	77.6K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 21% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4965th and 6130th ($1052 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 446th and 5986th 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	$3.69	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$13219

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743