Kawasaki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$545
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 18% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4340th and 5132nd ($1249 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 324th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ranked 13th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 156th 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
$6.1
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$5986

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034