Kawasaki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$630
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 27% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4361st and 5094th ($1354 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 13th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 600th vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Sendai

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Kawasaki Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$5899

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013