Kawasaki vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawasaki	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1249	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3397	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$545	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2537	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.46M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4340th and 4641st ($1249 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 13th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 112th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Kyoto

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	Kawasaki	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$968	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6533	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15204	$7056

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Cities near Kawasaki

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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062