Kawaguchi vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$502	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	594K	518K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 0.8% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5234th and 5301st ($1056 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 21st vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 584th vs 1569th 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	$3.86	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$15287

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036