Kawasaki vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$674
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.53M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 31% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5161st ($1399 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Japan and Colombia, respectively. Check Japan vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 62nd and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Medellin

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Kawasaki Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$7264

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685