Kawasaki vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawasaki	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1399	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3286	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$674	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1059	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.54M	577K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 33% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4342nd and 1833rd ($1399 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1456th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 62nd and 260th 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	$7.51	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$712	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.7%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5332	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3319	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.82	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12261	$24369

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1343
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1154
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1084
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1155
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$957
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1137
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$980
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1104
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1116
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1116
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$909
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1100
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1115
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$982
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1144

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415