Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$647
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
27
😀 Quality of life
94
28
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 150% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4406th and 8425th ($1358 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 35th and 8855th 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
$7.45
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583