Kawasaki vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$483
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.54M
140K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 59% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4637th and 204th ($1187 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 452nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161