Helsinki vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$972
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
694K
1.54M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 45% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2107th and 4406th ($1970 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Finland and Japan, respectively. Check Finland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 35th 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
$15.4
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$14111

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

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