Kawasaki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$647
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.54M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 37% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4406th and 5618th ($1358 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 10th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 35th and 1163rd 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
$7.45
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$21140

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648