Kawasaki vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Kawasaki Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1094
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3063
$3810
🏠 One person rent
$453
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$1030
$1670
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3279
$1346
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.54M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4700th and 4359th ($1094 vs $1183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Kawasaki ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 242nd and 473rd 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
$5.71
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5920
$17716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4995
$9564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15532
$24851

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1008
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1463
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1109
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1056
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1120
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1083
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1065
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1072
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1102
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1096
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1034
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1081
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1058
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1073
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1087
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1088
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1071
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1092
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1176
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1124
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1044
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1112
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1192
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1099
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1044

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1064
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$770
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$815
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$797
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1073
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$695
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$743
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$781
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$756
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$813
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$722
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$722
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$668
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$844
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$707
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$762
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$743
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$752
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$717
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$849
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$687
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$704
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$712
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$635
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$718
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$654
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$634
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$716
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$590
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$659
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$664
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$712
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$734
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$707
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$635
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$744
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$755
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$655
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$762