Kawaguchi vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2558
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$479
$498
🏘️ Family rent
$810
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2002
$2625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
594K
1.23M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 4% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5371st and 5112th ($1025 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 35th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 694th and 134th 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
$3.73
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$901
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3676
$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15648
$10980

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1004
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1307
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1120
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1098
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1196
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1175
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1383
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1178
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1134
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1088
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1078
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1138
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1097
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1098
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$918
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1059
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1079
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$948
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1065
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1028
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1023
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1068
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1110
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$924
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1568
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$920
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$874
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1020
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1063
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1050