Kawasaki vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$455
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.53M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 27% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4726th and 6140th ($1101 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 3rd in Japan and Colombia, respectively. Check Japan vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 355th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$6416

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617