Dortmund vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$736
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
78
82
🏙️ Population
593K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 28% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3604th and 4637th ($1523 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$13952

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102