Kawaguchi vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$519	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	594K	9.67M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 19% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4951st and 4104th ($1081 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 3rd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 653rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Seoul

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	Kawaguchi	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.75	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$20197

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019