Kawasaki vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$674
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.54M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 108% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4342nd and 7431st ($1399 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 80th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 62nd and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Ningbo

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Kawasaki Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525