Kawasaki vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$630
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
82
100
🏙️ Population
1.54M
5.45M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 49% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4361st and 649th ($1354 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 600th and 3rd 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
$6.47
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$19140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710