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

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Kawasaki San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$647
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
1.54M
335K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 14% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4406th and 3714th ($1358 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.7 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 35th and 2425th 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
$7.45
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832