Kawasaki vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kawasaki Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$483
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4637th and 656th ($1187 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 5th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 452nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kawasaki vs Toronto infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kawasaki vs Toronto

Prices for goods and services in Kawasaki and Toronto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kawasaki Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$18156

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085