Kawasaki vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$647
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
94
100
🏙️ Population
1.54M
5.45M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 52% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4406th and 370th ($1358 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 35th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Sydney

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Kawasaki Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863