Helsinki vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$937
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
665K
1.54M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 66% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2273rd and 4726th ($1825 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd in Finland and Japan, respectively. Check Finland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 26th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kawasaki

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Helsinki Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$15182

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045