Kawasaki vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$545
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 4% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4340th and 4470th ($1249 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 39th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Ranked 13th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 262nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Sapporo

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Kawasaki Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$10781

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Cost of living

$349

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088