Bucharest vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$449
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4726th ($961 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 73rd in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 703rd and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kawasaki

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Bucharest Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$15182

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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