Kawasaki vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 44% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4342nd and 897th ($1399 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 62nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Toronto

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Kawasaki Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$20314

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029