Kawasaki vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$545
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
81
99
🏙️ Population
1.54M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 22% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4340th and 3019th ($1249 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 13th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 497th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Tokyo

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Kawasaki Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$15235

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KawasakiTokyo

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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101