Barcelona vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 51% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4342nd ($2116 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 62nd 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
$17.8
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144