Kawaguchi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	594K	4.84M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5234th and 312th ($1056 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 584th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Sydney

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	Kawaguchi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$18951

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Cities near Kawaguchi

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754