Kawaguchi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$497	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$2075
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5298th and 5404th ($1050 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 311th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 37th vs 210th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 2386th 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	$3.57	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$16539

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047