Kawasaki vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$545
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 4% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4340th and 4495th ($1249 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 13th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 748th 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
$6.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$14676

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KawasakiSaitama

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125