Kawaguchi vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$502	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	594K	824K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 5% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5226th and 5016th ($1045 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 72nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Ranked 48th vs 19th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 663rd 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	$3.48	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$12933

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988