Kawaguchi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$500
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
593K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4965th and 4461st ($1052 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 446th and 558th 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
$3.69
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$28143

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740