Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$674
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
27
😀 Quality of life
93
32
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 158% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4342nd and 8447th ($1399 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 62nd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Meru

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Kawasaki Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$9031

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544