Kawasaki vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$483
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
99
30
😀 Quality of life
82
25
🏙️ Population
1.54M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 122% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4637th and 8393rd ($1187 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 452nd and 8584th 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
$6.27
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545