Kawasaki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$674
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 38% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5585th ($1399 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 4th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 62nd vs 2145th 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
$7.51
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$5002

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022