Kawaguchi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$497
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
594K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5298th and 4971st ($1050 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 939th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Shanghai

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Kawaguchi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$27781

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$993
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$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765