Kawasaki vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$674
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
99
15
😀 Quality of life
93
27
🏙️ Population
1.54M
344K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 105% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4342nd and 7352nd ($1399 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Lesotho, respectively. Check Japan vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 62nd and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Maseru

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Kawasaki Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662