Kawaguchi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$500
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
593K
14M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4965th and 3238th ($1052 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 446th vs 1st 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
$3.69
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$15051

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063