Kawaguchi vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$497	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$6170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	594K	690K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5298th and 92nd ($1050 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 62nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 939th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kawaguchi/washington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kawaguchi vs Washington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kawaguchi/washington" target="_blank">Kawaguchi vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kawaguchi vs Washington

Prices for goods and services in Kawaguchi and Washington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kawaguchi	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$24788

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003