Amsterdam vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$3201
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1172
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$3389
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
860K
1.54M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 109% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 294th and 4446th ($2311 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 3.1 months in Kawasaki. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kawasaki ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 220th 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
$14.8
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1060
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$4592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$59.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$31
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$16454

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1778
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1074
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1131
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1050
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1050
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1059
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1059
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1049
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1094
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1054
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1045
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1054
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1044
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1050
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1049
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1055
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1047
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1154
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1048
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1178
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1093
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1076
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1174
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1070
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1238
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1073