Kawasaki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$545
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
1.54M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 36% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4340th and 5950th ($1249 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 497th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Shenzhen

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Kawasaki Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609