Kawaguchi vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$479	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	81	82
🏙️ Population	594K	726K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 0.5% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5371st and 5415th ($1025 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 340th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 21st vs 11th best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 593rd 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	$3.73	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$10783

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076