Kawaguchi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2558	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$479	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$810	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2002	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	81	45
🏙️ Population	594K	6.87M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 67% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5371st and 7717th ($1025 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 2nd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 694th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Yangon

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	Kawaguchi	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.73	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.2	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.87%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3676	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15648	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599