Kawasaki vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$674
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
54
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
791K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 37% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5487th ($1399 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 361st 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 Niigata. Ranked 4th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 62nd vs 2415th 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
$7.51
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032