Kawaguchi vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$502	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$7795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	79	97
🏙️ Population	594K	874K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 72% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5234th and 9th ($1056 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 7th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 584th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs San Francisco

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	Kawaguchi	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$31050

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610