Kawaguchi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$502
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1511
😷 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 0.9% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5226th and 5168th ($1045 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 148th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Ranked 48th vs 70th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 1050th 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
$3.48
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$14598

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096