Kawasaki vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$630
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$2644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.54M
686K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 32% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4361st and 5380th ($1354 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 315th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 13th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 600th vs 291st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Shizuoka

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Kawasaki Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$19584

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068