Kawasaki vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$647
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
54
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.54M
791K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 33% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4406th and 5436th ($1358 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 299th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Ranked 4th vs 365th best cities to live in Japan, and 35th vs 2749th 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
$7.45
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$17418

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009