Kawaguchi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$502
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2198
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
79
98
🏙️ Population
594K
447K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5234th and 41st ($1056 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2 months in Zurich. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 584th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Zurich

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Kawaguchi Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$528
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1103
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6874
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4013
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.87
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.7
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12607
$20539

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843