Dubai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$2498
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 82% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 947th and 4406th ($2470 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 184th and 35th 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
$11.9
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102