Kawasaki vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$630	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	1.54M	548K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 40% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4361st and 1330th ($1354 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 39th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 600th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Manchester

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	Kawasaki	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$20873

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804