Dortmund vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dortmund Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$750
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
595K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 17% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3504th and 4342nd ($1637 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 16th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dortmund vs Kawasaki

Prices for goods and services in Dortmund and Kawasaki are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dortmund Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$12261

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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