Kawaguchi vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$500
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
80
85
🏙️ Population
593K
419K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 53% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4965th and 1237th ($1052 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 446th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Wellington

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Kawaguchi Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$13015

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597