Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$630
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
29
😀 Quality of life
82
32
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 147% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4361st and 8291st ($1354 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 600th and 8680th 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
$6.47
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524