Kawasaki vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$545
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1598
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
81
38
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 35% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4340th and 5917th ($1249 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 6th 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 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 497th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$3805

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003