Kawasaki vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$630
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.54M
791K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 34% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4361st and 5515th ($1354 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 404th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Ranked 13th vs 406th best cities to live in Japan, and 600th vs 3269th 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
$6.47
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001