Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$545
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
29
😀 Quality of life
81
27
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 131% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4340th and 8317th ($1249 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 497th and 8421st 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
$6.1
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$8023

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518