Kawasaki vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$455
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
62
😀 Quality of life
82
44
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 26% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4726th and 6110th ($1101 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 4th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 355th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Soweto

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Kawasaki Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$2867

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952