Kawasaki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$455
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4726th and 5135th ($1101 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 12th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 355th vs 603rd 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
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011