Kawasaki vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$2647
🏠 One person rent	$630	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	82	59
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.43M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 36% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4361st and 5601st ($1354 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 34th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 600th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Puebla

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	Kawasaki	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$19753

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872