Kawasaki vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$545
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.53M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 38% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4340th and 6005th ($1249 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Japan and Colombia, respectively. Check Japan vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 497th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$5682

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618