Almaty vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$531
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$2498
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.54M

The cost of living in Almaty is 25% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5468th and 4406th ($1014 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 3901st and 35th 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
$8.96
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102