George Town vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$1130
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$2645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	41K	1.54M

The cost of living in George Town is 207% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 17th and 4637th ($3644 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in the Cayman Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 703rd and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Kawasaki

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	George Town	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$13952

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102