Dortmund vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$648
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
587K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 27% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4726th ($1401 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 73rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 764th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Kawasaki

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