Kawasaki vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawasaki	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1187	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$483	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1130	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2645	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	1.54M	577K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 43% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4637th and 1688th ($1187 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1442nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 452nd and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Milwaukee

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	Kawasaki	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6674	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3436	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.06	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13952	$24309

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392