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

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Kawaguchi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$502
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
594K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5226th and 8th ($1045 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 909th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs San Jose, United States

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Kawaguchi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273