Kawaguchi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$497	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	594K	5.65M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 2% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5298th and 5142nd ($1050 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 4th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 939th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kawaguchi	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606