Kawasaki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$455
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.54M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4726th and 5744th ($1101 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 355th and 460th 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
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$24305

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584