Kawasaki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$647
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 35% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4406th and 5531st ($1358 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 4th vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 35th vs 2040th 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
$7.45
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$4242

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014