Nagoya vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$512	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	2.33M	690K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 62% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4476th and 96th ($1202 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 86th 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 Nagoya compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 69th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Washington

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	Nagoya	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$24653

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979