Barcelona vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 57% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1659th and 4406th ($2129 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 174th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kawasaki

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Barcelona Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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