Almaty vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$585
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.54M

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4975th and 4726th ($1051 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 4635th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kawasaki

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Almaty Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045