Dubai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$2289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 86% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 848th and 4361st ($2514 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 158th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kawasaki

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Dubai Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$10654

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085