Kawasaki vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$545
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
1.54M
791K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 18% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4340th and 5101st ($1249 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 306th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Ranked 13th vs 581st best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 3754th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052