Austin vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
962K
1.54M

The cost of living in Austin is 97% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 858th and 4340th ($2455 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 26th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$15204

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$2148
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$2132
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$2107
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$2698
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$2133
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$1799
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$2093
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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116