Funabashi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Funabashi	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1119	$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$3362
🏠 One person rent	$509	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1140
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1967	$2498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	641K	1.54M

The cost of living in Funabashi is 18% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4950th and 4406th ($1119 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 55th and 15th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 24th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 737th vs 35th 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	$4.87	$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.91%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.4	$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14564	$14111

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1232
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1041
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1039
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1679
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1034
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1096
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$973
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1010
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1073

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