Brussels vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
196K
1.54M

The cost of living in Brussels is 49% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1939th and 4406th ($2030 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 35th 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
$21.2
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$14111

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102