Kawaguchi vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$500
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$6928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
593K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4965th and 22nd ($1052 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 446th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawaguchi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$15889

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123