Kawasaki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$630
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 54% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4361st and 6334th ($1354 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 600th and 1094th 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
$6.47
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634