Kawasaki vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawasaki	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1249	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3397	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$545	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2537	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	81	36
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.58M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 83% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4340th and 6965th ($1249 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 115th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 497th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Leon

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	Kawasaki	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$968	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6533	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15204	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704