Kawasaki vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawasaki	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1187	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$483	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1130	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2645	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	82	63
🏙️ Population	1.54M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 17% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4637th and 5616th ($1187 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 452nd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Sao Paulo

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	Kawasaki	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6674	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3436	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.06	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13952	$13135

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629