Kawasaki vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$455
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4726th and 4461st ($1101 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 355th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Shanghai

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Kawasaki Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740