Funabashi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Funabashi	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2834	$3286
🏠 One person rent	$499	$674
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1059
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2007	$2341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	641K	1.54M

The cost of living in Funabashi is 19% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4955th and 4342nd ($1130 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 16th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 24th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 786th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Kawasaki

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	Funabashi	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$960	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3588	$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.6	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$12261

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1263
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1046
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1052
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1096
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1039
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1698
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1102
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$993
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$979
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1030
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1074

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