Kawasaki vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$674
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
92
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 17% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4785th ($1399 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 35th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Ranked 4th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 62nd vs 157th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Nagoya

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Kawasaki Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$12599

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960