Kawaguchi vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$502	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	594K	726K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5226th and 5718th ($1045 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 48th vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 765th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Sagamihara

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	Kawaguchi	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$14052

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Cities near Kawaguchi

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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108