Kawaguchi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$502
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2198
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
594K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5234th and 4780th ($1056 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 584th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawaguchi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$528
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1103
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6874
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4013
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.87
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12607
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774