Kawaguchi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2900
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$519
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1081
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
594K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 10% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4951st and 4495th ($1081 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 24th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 653rd vs 748th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Saitama

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Kawaguchi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6608
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.24
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$476
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14573
$14676

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125