Frankfurt vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
1.54M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 66% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1384th and 4406th ($2251 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kawasaki

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Frankfurt Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$14111

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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