Kawaguchi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$497
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1596
😷 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 2% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5298th and 5151st ($1050 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 37th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 1177th 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
$3.57
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102