Kawasaki vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$545
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$2528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
686K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 34% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4340th and 5882nd ($1249 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 13th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 271st 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
$6.1
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$8368

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KawasakiShizuoka

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Kawasaki

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083