Kawaguchi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2558
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$479
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$810
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2002
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
594K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 1% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5371st and 5298th ($1025 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 260th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 21st vs 31st best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 750th 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
$3.73
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$901
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3676
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15648
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055