Brussels vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2552
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
189K
1.54M

The cost of living in Brussels is 70% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2147th and 4726th ($1869 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 148th and 355th 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
$18
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$15182

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045