Helsinki vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
676K
1.54M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 63% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2046th and 4637th ($1936 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 37th and 452nd 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
$15.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13952

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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