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

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Kawasaki San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$674
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$935
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.54M
335K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 4% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4213th ($1399 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Japan and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Japan vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 62nd and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Kawasaki San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$14663

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804