Kawaguchi vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2630
🏠 One person rent
$497
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$2320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
594K
1.23M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 2% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5298th and 5440th ($1050 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 36th 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 2.3 months in Suwon. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 939th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Suwon

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Kawaguchi Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$12755

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$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
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015