Kawasaki vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$647
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$735
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
935K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 30% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 4406th and 5254th ($1358 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 188th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 4th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 35th vs 201st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Kitakyushu

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Kawasaki Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$4927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$2107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$8.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$12027

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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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868