Kawasaki vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$674
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 30% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5151st ($1399 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 4th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 62nd vs 1177th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Saitama

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Kawasaki Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102