Kawasaki vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawasaki	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2552	$4287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.6M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4726th and 812th ($1101 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 735th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 355th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Philadelphia

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	Kawasaki	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.9	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5293	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2972	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15182	$15748

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1329
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1099
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1115
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1102
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1064
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1051
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1105
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$1130
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1075
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1067
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1069
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$1167
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1078
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1224
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1045

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766