Kawasaki vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.54M
662K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 57% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4726th and 587th ($1101 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 7th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 355th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$14942

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758