Kawasaki vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$455
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.54M
342K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 6% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4726th and 4518th ($1101 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 3rd in Japan and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Japan vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 355th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892