Kawasaki vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$455
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 6% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4726th and 4509th ($1101 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 30th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ranked 12th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 355th vs 170th 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
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$10328

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Cities near Kawasaki

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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117