Barcelona vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2645
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.54M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 59% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2198th and 4637th ($1887 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 452nd 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
$16.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13952

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102