Kawasaki vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$674
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
99
41
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 26% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5028th ($1399 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1 months in Mecca. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 62nd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Mecca

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Kawasaki Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$4622

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Cities near Kawasaki

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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514