Kawasaki vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$674
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
1.54M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 24% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4971st ($1399 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 62nd and 1655th 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
$7.51
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765