Brussels vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
196K
1.54M

The cost of living in Brussels is 45% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2354th and 4340th ($1816 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 497th 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
$18.9
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$15204

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116