Kawasaki vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$545
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$718
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
99
7
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
1.54M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 33% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4340th and 5827th ($1249 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 497th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Phuket

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Kawasaki Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$13013

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810