Kawaguchi vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$500	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$2379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	593K	824K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 5% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4965th and 4716th ($1052 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 19th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 446th vs 406th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Sakai

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	Kawaguchi	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$8669

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$997
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$995
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$990
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$988
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1012
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$982
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1015
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$978
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$986
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$994
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$968
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1284
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$933
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$965
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$972
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1006
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1105
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$956
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$969
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$977