Kawasaki vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$545
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1677
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.54M
935K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 25% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 4340th and 5478th ($1249 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 531st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 13th vs 290th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 2236th 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
$6.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$11851

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910