Dubai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
99
😀 Quality of life
86
82
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 95% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1098th and 4637th ($2309 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 306th and 452nd 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
$10.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13952

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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