Kawaguchi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$502
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1989
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
594K
518K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 2% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5226th and 5133rd ($1045 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 130th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 48th vs 188th best cities to live in Japan, and 909th vs 1860th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Utsunomiya

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Kawaguchi Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$997
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$953
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$1020
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$964
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$903
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1021
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$972
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$992
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1028
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1009
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1034
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1002
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1015
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$1014
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$1009
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1028
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1009
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1045
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1028
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1033
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1049
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1234
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1040
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1171
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$1017
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1032
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1006
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1110
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$1007
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1032