Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$455
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
30
😀 Quality of life
82
29
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 127% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4726th and 8601st ($1101 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 355th and 8527th 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
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539