Berlin vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$2341
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.54M

The cost of living in Berlin is 65% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1275th and 4342nd ($2302 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kawasaki

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Berlin Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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