Kawaguchi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$502	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	594K	5.87M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5226th and 165th ($1045 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 909th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Singapore City

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	Kawaguchi	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$27027

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Cities near Kawaguchi

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637