Kawasaki vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$483
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.54M
791K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 7% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4637th and 4902nd ($1187 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 146th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 12th vs 578th best cities to live in Japan, and 452nd vs 3769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Niigata

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Kawasaki Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046