Kawaguchi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$502
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
594K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5226th and 3273rd ($1045 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Ranked 48th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 9th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Tokyo

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Kawaguchi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006