Kawasaki vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawasaki	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3133	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$455	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2552	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	1.54M	690K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 64% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4726th and 96th ($1101 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 82nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 355th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Washington

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	Kawasaki	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5293	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2972	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15182	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846