Dubai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 73% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1039th and 4342nd ($2420 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 4th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 62nd 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
$10.2
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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