Brussels vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
196K
1.54M

The cost of living in Brussels is 48% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4342nd ($2065 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kawasaki

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Brussels Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$12261

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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