Kawasaki vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$483
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
82
79
🏙️ Population
1.54M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4637th and 4780th ($1187 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 452nd and 571st 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
$6.27
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$31401

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774