Amsterdam vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$2552
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
921K
1.54M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 131% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 612th and 4726th ($2545 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 37th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kawasaki

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Amsterdam Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$15182

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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