Kawasaki vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$630	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	1.54M	577K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 34% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4361st and 1864th ($1354 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1525th 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 13th best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 600th and 195th 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	$6.47	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$23971

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399