Kawaguchi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$479	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	81	75
🏙️ Population	594K	518K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 3% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5371st and 5190th ($1025 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 21st vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 694th vs 2064th 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	$3.73	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$14928

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004